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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Audissino, Emilio (1981-....)
Titre(s) : John Williams's film music [Texte imprimé] : Jaws, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the return of the classical Hollywood music style / Emilio Audissino
Publication : Madison, Wisconsin : The university of Wisconsin press, 2014
Description matérielle : xxvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection : Wisconsin film studies
Lien à la collection : Wisconsin film studies
Comprend : Part I. The classical Hollywood music style : "The classical Hollywood music": a chronicle
; "The classical Hollywood music": a stylistic definition ; Part II. John Williams
and the classical Hollywood music style : The "modern" Hollywood music style: the
context of Williams's restoration ; Star wars: an oppositional score ; Williams's
early years: spotting the first traces of neoclassicism ; Jaws: Williams's neoclassicism
floats up to the surface ; Williams's neoclassisicm: style and habits ; Williams's
naysayers: a deconstruction of classical and new criticisms ; Raiders of the lost
ark background: a neoclassical film ; Raiders of the lost ark analysis: the return
of Max Steiner ; Beyond the films: conductor John Williams ; Conclusion ;
Appendix 1. Completing the picture : Williams's versatility for Spielberg (and others)
; The Spielberg/Williams collaboration ; Williams's eclecticism besides Spielberg
(and Lucas) ; Appendix 2. Film and TV scores, concert pieces, and arrangements :
Scores for feature films ; TV scores ; Principal early-year collaborations ; Fanfares,
orchestral miniatures, and concert pieces ; Catalogue of film-music concert pieces
; Principal medleys and arrangements from film scores, songs, and popular music.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-302) and index
John Williams is one of the most renowned film composers in history. He has penned
unforgettable scores for Star Wars, the Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,
Jaws, Superman, and countless other films. Fans flock to his many concerts, and with
forty-nine Academy Award nominations as of 2014, he is the second-most Oscar-nominated
person after Walt Disney. Yet despite such critical acclaim and prestige, this is
the first book in English on Williams's work and career. Combining accessible writing
with thorough scholarship, and rigorous historical accounts with insightful readings,
John Williams's Film Music explores why Williams is so important to the history of
film music. Beginning with an overview of music from Hollywood's Golden Age (1933-58),
Emilio Audissino traces the turning points of Williams's career and articulates how
he revived the classical Hollywood musical style. This book charts each landmark of
this musical restoration, with special attention to the scores for Jaws and Star Wars,
Williams's work as conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, and a full film/music analysis
of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The result is a precise, enlightening definition of Williams's
"neoclassicism" and a grounded demonstration of his lasting importance, for both his
compositions and his historical role in restoring part of the Hollywood tradition
[Publisher description]
Sujet(s) : Williams, John (1932-....) -- Critique et interprétation
Musique de film -- Los Angeles (Calif., États-Unis)
Boston pops orchestra
Indice(s) Dewey :
781.542 092 (23e éd.) = Musique de film - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780299297343. - ISBN 0299297349. - ISBN 9780299297336 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44366870m
Notice n° :
FRBNF44366870
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