Miklos Rozsa's Ben-Hur - A Film Score Guide (Paperback, New)

In 1925, MGM produced a screen version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, which became a classic of silent cinema. Nearly 25 years later, the biblical epic was remade by William Wyler and received an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards, including one for Miklos Rozsa's music. Indeed, the score for Ben-Hur is one of the greatest achievements in Hollywood film music. In this book, Roger Hickman focuses on the confluence of traditions, trends, and innovations that shaped Rozsa's score. Hickman provides an overview of Rozsa's music into the 1960s, looks at the composer's musical influences and the development of his distinctive style, and examines how Rozsa applied these compositional techniques to film scoring. The author then explores the Ben-Hur phenomenon and traces the development of the story and its musical traditions from the original novel into the 21st century. Hickman also examines the conventions of epic films and ties these influences together with a detailed analysis of the score. Miklos Rozsa's Ben-Hur pays tribute to not only one of the great film scores but also to one of Hollywood's most influential composers.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Film Score Guides
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Roger Hickman
Dimensions:	221 x 143 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-8100-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians
LSN:	0-8108-8100-4
Barcode:	9780810881006

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