Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound

1995 1h 25m Dir. Joshua Waletzky

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With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a segment of that legacy through composers like Max Steiner ("Gone with the Wind"), Franz Waxman ("Bride of Frankenstein") and Erich Korngold ("The Adventures of Robin Hood"), all of whom came from Europe. Steiner was a pupil of Ravel. The American roster includes David Raksin ("Laura") and Alfred Newman ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). Host and narrator John Mauceri conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales against a backdrop of clips from the various movies.

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Year
1995
Runtime
1h 25m
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Language
EN

Cast

🎬 Joshua Waletzky 👤 John Mauceri 👤 David Raksin

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Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound has a runtime of 1h 25m (1 hour and 25 minutes).
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound was directed by Joshua Waletzky and released in 1995.
The cast of Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound includes John Mauceri, David Raksin.

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