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Music for the Movies: Various [VHS]

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Genre	Various Music for the Movies: Various, Classical
Format	Color, NTSC
Contributor	Various
Runtime	39 minutes

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This engrossing film features John Mauceri leading the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a tribute to Hollywood's best-loved scores including GONE WITH THE WIND, CASABALNCA, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, RED RIVER and LAURA. The original music cues for these films have been painstakingly restored and are performed here in full digital stereo, accompanying the original pictures. Also includes interviews with Mauceri, David Raskin (composer of LAURA), film scholars David Neumeyer and Fred Steiner, plus musicians and editors who worked on these film classics. Also clip from films THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE HALF NAKED TRUTH, THE PALM BEACH STORY, THE INFORMER, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and JOHNNY BELINDA.

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.13 x 7.5 x 1 inches; 8 Ounces
Run time ‏ : ‎ 39 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 5, 1995
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 29, 2007
Actors ‏ : ‎ Various
Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Classical
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 6303908616

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Petros

Film Score History

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2022

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One of the best if not the best history of Hollywood Film Music Composers.

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Mary B.

Interesting, but

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 20, 2019

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This is an interesting dvd, but most of this information is known or obvious by any serious musician. I purchased it for students aged 14-16; it has too much style and compositional talk to keep their attention. I wanted more footage of musicians like the pianists and organists of silent film or if those don’t exist any longer, at least a demo of some sort. More footage of musicians with the click track, etc. Eleanor Aller Slatkin was a huge treat, though!!! The Hollywood Sound is more about the specific styles of Steiner, Korngold, Newman etc than it is about movie music in general.

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Joseph Falotico

LOPSIDED PRESENTATION

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 11, 2012

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I have been interested in movie music even before John Williams brought it to the public's attention. Max Steiner, Alfred Newman, Erich Korngold, Dimitri Tiomkin, Miklos Rosza, Alex North, and Bernard Herrmman, all great writers of musical scores, always had my attention while I watched the movies they scored for. That's my complaint about this DVD. Only a few of the writers I mentioned are on this disc, and. as far as I'm concerned, not presented long enough. As beautiful as David Rakin's theme from Laura is, I don't put him in the same class as the writers I have named. Yet this disc devotes more time to him than the others. That's why I'm not giving it five stars. It's commendable that movie writers are getting their due, and this disc gives you some insight how they worked. It's worth buying. I know there are CDs out with movie music, but I'm hoping a more comprehensive DVD disc will be issued soon.

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Essential for Lovers of Film Music

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2010

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An excellent overview of the Golden Age of Hollywood film music, brimming with musical and historical insight, (Who knew that von Korngold imbued his score for "The Adventures of Robin Hood" with protest against Nazism?) The personalities of that era's great composers come through--Steiner, Newman, Waxman, Tiomkin--even though there is hardly time enough to do any full justice. The lion's share of coverage goes to David Raskin and the story of his composition of the signature theme for "Laura": Even if you know that tale, Raskin's own retelling of it is delightful, and he is good company. The disc serves equally as a primer, introducing the craft of film scoring, as well as a time capsule for the more knowledgeable. The production is intelligently written and well edited. Highly recommended.

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E. Hunter Hale

Oustanding in Every Way!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2007

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Both an educational and entertaining look at the classic Hollywood music scoring of the 1930s and 1940s. Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in carefully selected music cues from such classics as Laura, Bride of Frankenstein, Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, Adventures of Robin Hood, The Song of Bernadette, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Johnny Belinda, How Green Was My Valley and Red River. Composer David Raksin gives us in depth background on the composing of his famous theme for "Laura". The process of film scoring is touched explored. Anyone who loves the film music of Steiner, Newman, Waxman, Korngold and Raskin will find this a fascinating 85 minutes. This would be great for a film course also. Highly recommended!

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Moke Stephens

Enjoyable, if you're interested in film music history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2013

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I purchased this DVD because it was required viewing for a film music class I'm taking in college. I was afraid it was going to be incredibly boring, but it wasn't. It is well crafted, interesting and informative.

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Mary Irvin

Glad I found it at Amazon ( they have everything)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2012

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I love music from the movies, and on this dvd they demonstrate how its put together, wonderful. I just wish sound track from The Big Country , with Gregory Peck was on there.

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Pádraig O'Kane

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 14, 2016

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Brilliant! I've used this in my class for many years!

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Cheryl

wanting more

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 4, 2008

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Overall, I wanted more info. Instead of an overview of an era, this documentary focuses on specific film scores (Laura, Bride of Frankenstein, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Adventures of Robin Hood, Song of Bernadette, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Johnny Belinda, How Green Was My Valley, Red River), as an orchestra (BBC Wales, conducted by John Mauceri) plays them in sync to the classic films. Any lover of film scores will already have the music, and any lover of the classic films will already have them in stock. Unfortunately, the film does not elaborate much on other composers or other works. The highlight for me are the interview portions with composer David Raksin, who provides a nice analysis of his own work (but unfortunately is not questioned beyond the film Laura). Overall, I wish I had learned something or there was just more to it.

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