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Author | : Philip Furia |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2010-04-07 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0199792666 |
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From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills, this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best known and loved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made certain songs memorable, and highlighting important moments of film history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were presented in the movies, from early talkies where actors portrayed singers "performing" the songs, to the Golden Age in which characters burst into expressive, integral song--not as a "performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of feeling. The book looks at song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The authors also look at the decline of the genre since 1960, when most original musicals were replaced by film versions of Broadway hits such as My Fair Lady.
Author | : Philip Furia |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2006-05-12 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 1135471924 |
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America's Songs tells the stories behind the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin '20s to life like Tea for Two or I'm just Wild About Harry; the Great Depression is evoked in all of its pain and misery in songs like Brother Can You Spare a Dime?; God Bless America revives the powerful hope that American democracy promised to the world during the dark days of World War II; Young at Heart evokes the postwar optimism of the '50s. And then there are the countless songs of love, new romance, and heartbreak: As Time Goes By, Always, Am I Blue...the list is endless. Along with telling the stories behind these songs, America's Songs suggests, simply and succinctly, what makes a song great. The book illuminates the way each great song melds words and music - sentiment and melody - into a seamless whole. America's Songs also traces the fascinating but mysterious process of collaboration, the give-and-take between two craftsmen, a composer and a lyricist, as they combined their talents to create a song. For anyone interested in the history of the songs that America loves, America'sSongs will make for fascinating reading.
Author | : Katherine Spring |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2013-11 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0199842213 |
Download Saying It With Songs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
Author | : Ken Bloom |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 557 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780816020027 |
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Author | : Philip Furia |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0415972469 |
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First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Ken Bloom |
Publisher | : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781579128487 |
Download Hollywood Musicals Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Offers an alphabetical survey of the most popular film musicals in history, with commentaries, synopses, behind-the-scenes information, and lists of songs and cast members for each film.
Author | : Philip Furia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Motion picture music |
ISBN | : 9780199852789 |
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From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills, this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best known and loved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made certain songs memorable, and highlighting important moments of film history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were presented in the movies, from early talkies where actors po.
Author | : Harvey Kubernik |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780826335425 |
Download Hollywood Shack Job Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Insiders' accounts of the deals behind the fusion of creativity and commerce in film and television.
Author | : Susan Sackett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download Hollywood Sings! Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The musical history of Hollywood and the Academy Awards goes back to 1934, when "The Continental" from The Gay Divorcee won the first Oscar for Best Original Song. Since then, Oscar-nominated songs have come from every genre, including dance numbers, serious compositions, and rock and roll. Author Sackett lists the songs nominated each year through 1993, listing lyricists and composers, the film each appeared in, and historical information and inside anecdotes. Appendixes list title songs, films that songs have been nominated from, most Oscar nominations by lyricist (first is Sammy Cahn with 26) and by composer (James Van Heusen, 14), and other Oscar factoids. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Stanley Green |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780634007651 |
Download Hollywood Musicals Year by Year Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A chronologically arranged reference book on the Hollywood musical, with each entry including pertinent facts about a film and a brief essay about the plot and production. Includes hundreds of black & white stills.