He has written nearly 400 film scores (Imdb.com. Web) so adding him to the crew for Hamlet seemed like a good move to make. Some might wonder, why him? Why did that maker of this movie pick him to be the music director? Ennio Morricone has won numerous awards for his works some including a honorary award in 2007 at the Academy Awards for his magnificent and multifaced contributions to the art of film music as well as a win at the Golden Globes in 2000 for best original score for the film The Legend of 1900 ("Ennio Morricone."
Another important film concerning the use of popular music is Laura, which was released in 1944. The theme song for this movie became one of the most popular songs of the decade. Also, the theme was the dominant tune for much of the movie. It is heard in the opening credits, as source music in the restaurant scene, and as underscoring thereafter. The use of one dominant theme throughout the movie became one of the distinguishing traits of movies filmed from this point
From Vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood musical movies, to ragtime, jazz, swing, and rock and roll, all the way to television variety shows after the depression; the pianos of Tin Pan Alley are credited for laying the foundation for the many entertainments that have endured for over two hundred years. Before radio, people had pianos for entertainment purposes. This made Tin Pan Alley’s technique of having musicians pump out songs to then sell sheet music to consumers profitable since more often than not Tin Pan Alley’s publishers only paid a modest flat rate per song. The publishers had “pluggers” that they would pay to incorporate songs into acts in front of consumers. In doing this they created a synergy with the live entertainment industry that got consumers to buy sheet music as well as tickets to live entertainment acts.
Gone with the Wind is a paradigm which is the example of classic Hollywood film score, because the music itself has characteristics being played out of the film score throughout the storyline. The classic Hollywood film score is known to create emotions and moods that mirrors the actions and drama throughout the film. The classic Hollywood film score helps bring the movie more to life, it makes it more vivid and as an audience you can see the action and drama but also feel the music blend in perfectly with the mood of the film. Also in Birth of a Nation you see how they apply well know melodies such as "Dixie" and "Tara" and how they become unique themes in the
3) Crosby soon became the star attraction of the Rhythm Boys, and in 1928 he had his first number one hit with the Whiteman orchestra, a jazz-influenced rendition of "Ol' Man River". b. Bing later had opportunities to become a soloist. 1) Before the end of the year, he signed with both Brunswick Records and CBS Radio. 2) His songs "Out of Nowhere", "Just One More Chance", "At Your Command" and "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" were all among the best selling songs of 1931. c. In the 1940’s Bing Crosby starred in many movies. 1) Crosby starred with Bob Hope and actress Dorothy Lamour in seven Road to musical comedies between 1940 and 1962.
A few composers who made music today possible by struggling through the aftermath of the Black Death epidemic would be; Jasquin Des Prez, (who was a big name at the time,) Pierre De La Rue, a very well proclaimed vocalist (The New York Time Company 2012, March 23. Top 8 Renaissance Composers Retrieved from http://classicalmusic.about.com.) One such composer whose name is still heard pretty often would be Johann Sebastian Bach; he is considered as one of the faces of classical music. Like all of us, he started out with baby steps, slowly learning the ways of music. Bach came from a family of musicians who brought him into the whole scene; his father was a director and had several uncles who were musicians (Christoph Wolff, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2000.)
It is recognized all over the world, and it has the ability to bring people together in times of joy, tragedy, war, and peace. As someone who understands both the simplicity and the complexity of music, I am very opinionated as to what makes music “good” or in better words, worth listening to. Composers such as Vivaldi, Mozart, and many others helped to define music of their generations. Everyone knew and appreciated the works they composed, and a great number of people still find the time to appreciate it. In the rock and roll era, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin started revolutions in their own ways.
James Stewart was one of the best actors of the 1950’s. He had many charactistic that know one in Holly Wood. I think James Stewart was very successful in his movie career because, he was soft spoken and he believed that he could do any role that came his way. While I was growing up I watched two movies that James Stewart was in. The first movie was Vertigo.
1. I think Nederlander Concerts does compete with TV, movies, CDs, DVDs, streaming videos, and sports events. Even though Nederlander Concerts is a well-established business in an area that has a high demand for famous artists, technology has made it possible to listen to new music in the comfort of your own home without paying an outrageous amount. Nederlander has to compete with today’s technology, and sporting events now have many famous artists perform at their games so it’s like buying one ticket for two shows. Nederlander should focus on advertising through specific media channels such as YouTube, and iTunes.
With technology advancing and finally a separate and synchronised soundtrack being introduced in 1927 by Warner with the ‘Jazz Singer’. The significance of this was huge and fundamentally changed films forever. The scene I will reference for the most part of this essay will be the opening credits to ‘Once Upon A Time in the West’. Which personally I think is some of the best sound design in film I have encountered. Although there is very little actual music in the opening credits (apart from the harmonica), there is a tremendous amount of work that been put into the sound design.