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Score: A Film Music Documentary
Documentary · 2017
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
The sides of Score: A Film Music Documentary
- Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman at work
- Orchestras recording in Hollywood studios
- How film scores changed over a century
Score: A Film Music Documentary is good for you if…
- you hum film themes long after the credits.
- you like hearing composers explain their own craft.
- you like tracing how movie music changed over the decades.
Score: A Film Music Documentary is bad for you if…
- you want something to happen, not people talking about their work.
- you want one person's story, not a gallery of composers.
About: creativity · craft · cinema
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