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Hollywood Sound - Music for the Movies / Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, David Raksin
With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone With the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies. more
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- Posted: Jan-08-2009
Excellent
Fully agree with the previous two reviews - an excellent view of the people in the Hollywood Golden Era created their scores. Very insightful and interesting.
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- Posted: Feb-22-2008
Seeing The Music
This is a wonderful release! An unusual but most welcome DVD issue and about time too. An 85 minute disc that not only explains but demonstrates the intricacies of adding music to film through the use of a "live" orchestra in the studio with film clips displayed on a screen in the background.The...
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- Posted: Aug-20-2007
Oustanding in Every Way!
Both an educational and entertaining look at the classic Hollywood music scoring of the 1930s and 1940s. Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in carefully selected music cues from such classics as Laura, Bride of Frankenstein, Gone With the Wind, Casablanca,...
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