Nominated for three Academy Awards in 1974, including Best Picture
and Best Sound, Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation is regarded
as the archetypal achievement in weaving together a balanced blend
of dialogue, cinematography, sound effects, and music. For the
film, composer David Shire created a score that challenged
preconceptions of the music's function within film. Featuring a
jazz-infused piano score with pioneering excursions into
electroacoustic techniques, Shire's music provides depth and
meaning to the soundtrack by establishing a musical/narrative
metaphorical correlation that traces the main character's
psychological journey. In David Shire's The Conversation: A Film
Score Guide, Juan Chattah draws on extensive interviews with the
composer and includes numerous examples from his manuscripts to
provide aesthetic and critical insights into the compositional
process. The book fleshes out a multifaceted framework that reveals
layers of meaning that permeate the score, delving into David
Shire's life and musical upbringing to trace the development of his
compositional techniques. The author also investigates the film's
critical and historical contexts and ultimately presents a detailed
analysis of the complete soundtrack to the film. Proposing an
innovative analytical methodology that intersects semiotics and
cognitive psychology, this volume offers a unique insight into the
film and its music. As such, David Shire's The Conversation: A Film
Score Guide will be of interest to film scholars, music scholars,
and fans of the composer's work.
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