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The Songs of Hollywood (Paperback)
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The Songs of Hollywood (Paperback)
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From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to
Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating
history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies
such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills,
this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best
known and loved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made
certain songs memorable, and highlighting important moments of film
history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were
presented in the movies, from early talkies where actors portrayed
singers "performing" the songs, to the Golden Age in which
characters burst into expressive, integral song-not as a
"performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of feeling. The book
looks at song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
The authors also look at the decline of the genre since 1960, when
most original musicals were replaced by film versions of Broadway
hits such as My Fair Lady.
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