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
Gene Kelly choreographed several dance and drama films, one called “An American in Paris” (1951). Michael Kidd is also an outstanding choreographer, who produced motion picture choreographer, in which dance further is the story line. Debbie Reynolds was another familiar name in movie musicals of the 1950’s. She was not a trained dancer but had great stage charisma. Her breakthrough in 1950 was in “Two Weeks with Love”, starring
Marches were still effective in all their customary roles, and the popular song again became the vehicle for knee-jerk sentiments. Most historians of popular culture agree that World War II's pop songs were curiously inferior to those of World War I — few outlived their brief moment, and most have become dated to the point of embarrassment — but World War II was also the first time that classical music was mobilized as a weapon of war. The Allies co-opted a prize from the Axis by adopting as their trademark the opening notes of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 — three Gs and an E-flat, corresponding to three dots and one dash in Morse code — to signify V for Victory. That musical signature served as a recurring leitmotif in Allied films, concerts and countless other forms of propaganda.
Elvis was a huge American icon. Elvis introduced rock 'n' roll music to his time period, so if he didn't become as known as he was we wouldn't have some of the musical names we have
Tara Simpson History 102 January 23, 2013 Roaring Twenties The 1920s in America, known as the "Roaring Twenties", was a time of celebration after a devastating war. It was a period of time in America characterized by prosperity and optimism. There was a general feeling of discontinuity associated with modernity and a break with traditions. New technologies, like radios and movies, along with fun new fads, spread the idea of modernity to a large part of the population. There were also new ideas and theories that clashed with old traditions or religion.
His style then became simpler, replacing the experimentation of his earlier years with a more mature approach that used every note to its greatest advantage. He rerecorded some of his earlier songs with great results. In 1924, Armstrong enjoyed a brief stint with bandleader and arranger Fletcher Henderson in New York City. By the time jazz pianist Lil Hardin, who would become the second of his three wives, persuaded Armstrong to work independently around 1925, he had switched from the cornet to the trumpet. During the next few years he made recordings fronting his own musicians; depending on the number assembled, they were known as the Hot Five or the Hot Seven.
It has altered dramatically the way we spent our money, entertained ourselves, dressed and even socialized. Eventually Australian culture would drift away from British cultural values and legacies and move towards American ideals and customs. One of the most significant changes to have occurred in the Australian popular culture was the change in music. Our traditional style of music which as mainly British and was usually slow and calm, was infiltrated and substituted by active and lively American music within less than a decade. This rapid dispersion of American music would not have been possible had the invention of the
The third type of music used for films in the silent era was music that was composed specifically for a particular film. The most notable adaptations used in The Birth of a Nation are in the scene of Lincoln’s assassination as well as at the end of the film. One of the most well known arrangements used in this film is Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner. Other popular arrangements included “Maryland, My Maryland” which was used to help lighten the mood. Joseph Carl Breil was the composer of all the original scores for The Birth of a Nation.
Once you hear the name Elvis and the music that came with it, it was hard to forget. Another reason why Elvis was so popular is one of two main features of Elvis, his voice. Elvis had the perfect voice for radio. “He won Grammys for his gospel performances, broke hearts with his ballads and changed
“The Charm School”, as well as three other novels from Mr. DeMille is in current production for major motion pictures. This novel is already successful from sales, but the addition of the motion picture will make it even more economically successful than it already has become. The fan base has been sending numerous requests to all of the major motion picture companies pleading for more of Nelson Demilles’ books made into movies. The cultural values challenged in Mr. Demille’s novel “The Charm School” brings to light the thoughts that this type of situation did, “in fact,” take place, and the ramifications and consequences of this if it did happen. There have been a lot of conspiracy theories that have been thrown out by not only the media, and government, but by actual participants of the Vietnam War.