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Textual notes by Roger Hickman.
Reel Music, revised for a new generation of movie lovers, tells the
story of film music through iconic scenes. The second edition
features more in-depth exploration of international films—from
classics like Seven Samurai to more recent works like Run Lola
Run—as well as new suggestions for activities and classroom
discussion, and even more Viewer Guides, which show how film music
functions moment-by-moment.
Textual notes by Roger Hickman.
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.
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