Aaron Copland's Hollywood Film Scores

A pioneering study of how American composer Aaron Copland helped shape the sound of the Hollywood film industry and introduced the moviegoing public to modern musical styles.

List of contents

Introduction
Setting the Standard: Hollywood's Studio System
Breaking with Tradition: Copland's Theories on Film Music
Scoring Morality: Of Mice and Men (1939)
Keeping it Simple: Our Town (1940)
"Doing His Bit": The North Star (1943)
Sophisticated Simplicity: The Red Pony(1949)
Silence and Sound: The Heiress (1949)
Hearing the Shift: Copland's Lasting Impact on Hollywood

About the author

PAULA MUSEGADES is an assistant professor in Music and American Studies at Brandeis University.

Summary

A pioneering study of how American composer Aaron Copland helped shape the sound of the Hollywood film industry and introduced the moviegoing public to modern musical styles.

Product details

• Authors: Paula Musegades, Paula (Person) Musegades
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781580469913
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-991-3
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Eastman Studies in Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Musikgeschichte, Musiker, Sänger, Bands und Gruppen, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism, Music / Songbooks