However, with the growth of the New American Cinema Era, where this style of changing moods was replaced by a single, general mood, popular music became acceptable. Eventually, popular music would become the dominant style of musical scores from the 1940s to the 1970s. Beginning in the 1940s, a new style of music began to appear in movies with the scores of Aaron Copland. This style became known as American Nationalism. This style was identified by its wide melodic leaps and its mild dissonance, which would have made it difficult to sing along with.
The film was so successful because of the fantasy storytelling, musical catchiness and the abnormality of the characters the made the film stand out for the rest and becoming very unique. The film also featured what may be the most elaborate use of character make-ups and special effects in a film up to that time. The Wizard of Oz in 1939 is everybody's cherished favorite, greatest fantasy film musical from MGM during its prime years. The film was first re-released in 1949, and then in 1955, They also broadcast the film for many seasons, regularly on network TV as a prime time event; its first two showings were on CBS on November 3, 1956 and in December, 1959 (AMC). The film soon became a classic institution with annual showings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter time, in some years, and was sort a rite of
Samantha Lewis January 26, 2012 Dance 1950’s The 1950’s was a new and improved time period. The musicals were made with the intentions of having a plot, theme, and scheme behind it. Guys and Dolls were popular. This is a form of dramatic art, in which every song, dance, and line of dialogue developed the plot. Gene Kelly choreographed several dance and drama films, one called “An American in Paris” (1951).
His eroticized image was viewed very differently but all of America’s society. Teenagers admired his sexual magnetism; parents disagreed with the values he was presenting to society. Nothing less, he recorded dozens of hit singles. One being “Heartbreak Hotel.” This recording became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. “Heartbreak Hotel” had a great affect on the 1950s.
Ancient interpretations are negative and criticise his religious reforms. Modern interpretations are more subjective, though they are still quite negative. Like any ruler, Akhenaten had aspects of his reign he did well, and other aspects that were not done so well. Many of Akhenaten's criticisms are based on his massive religious reforms. One aspect of his reign that is often seen in a positive light is the artistic reform that occurred in the Amarna period.
5 While some Europeans did enjoy some of the same popular musicians as Americans, this market craved something more local and in tune with their customs, tastes and preferences. MTV’s popularity and profits in Europe suffered as a result of this tactical mistake. This led to local imitators entering the market and providing an entertainment platform capable of providing more customization to the region. While MTV did learn from this mistake, it was slow to respond. Some 14 years after it entered the market and learned from its first mistake in international
The enhanced cinematography with tunes of the most recently popular soundtrack in the pop music scene (Mancini, 2011), alongside the enhancement of vivid colors, would lead one to believe the programs as fiction. This however is not the case. CSI has taken science and made it “sexy” (Cole, Dioso-Villa, 2009) as well as captivated the minds of 78.3 million viewers worldwide (Mancini, 2011). The show has gained so many viewers that it has been called “the most popular television show in the world” (Shelton, Kim, Barak, 2007). The public’s interpretation of this program has the biggest impact in juries, women, criminals,
Review for Phantom of Opera Jiawen Chu Theater 1040 DUE: Nov.8th 2011 Phantom of Opera, probably is one of the musical shows has the longest- running history, but everlasting show on Broadway stage. The Majesty Theater and its decorations are old as the age of this musical show, however; the actual musical show was so impressive, and it shocked me by its luxuriant stage, its magical special effect, and the last but not the least is the beautiful musical sounds. This show is gorgeous, shiny, and full of magical color. It is hard to believe how were the stages have been set up in such amazing and wonderful ways which caught my eyes for the entire two and half hours. The show surprised me, especially when each scene was flashing in front of my eyes with the changes of the stages that brought me back to 1900’s.
Juan Blandino 3214 – 0193 November 10th, 2009 “Vaudeville Shows” Throughout the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, many forms of music and events came and went to help create the music today that soothes the soul and replenish the spirits. You may know it to be called jazz. But in order to fully appreciate the tunes of jazz, we must look at the history in which it is derived from. One of the main influences that helped jazz come to its still popular form today were vaudeville shows. Vaudeville was a popular form of theatre in the early nineteenth century that incorporated a variety of acts that ranged from acrobatics, comics and sketches and most importantly, musicians and singers.
This further added to the effectiveness of the set. The projection was intense and powerful. There was not a place in the theatre that you could not understand what was being said. The final bows brought everyone to their feet in an uproar of praises and applause. If I had the money, I would travel across the country to watch it again in another theatre because of how powerful the show was.