Hugo Friedhofer Book for Sale

News flash by Lukas Kendall

Here at FSM we try to offer a variety of the few film music books on the market -- here's a new one:

Hugo Friedhofer: The Best Years of His Life

Edited by Linda Danly, Introduction by Tony Thomas

Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981) was a gifted musician whose Hollywood classics included The Best Years of Our Lives, An Affair to Remember, The Young Lions and One-Eyed Jacks. His Golden Age contemporaries (Newman, Raksin, Waxman and others) often considered him the most sophisticated practitioner of their art.

In the 1970s Friedhofer gave a lengthy oral history to the American Film Institute, rife with anecdotes, opinions and wit, which is reproduced as the main part of this new book. Also included is an introduction by Thomas; a short biography by Danly; an epilogue by Gene Lees; the eulogy from Friedhofer's memorial service by David Raksin; Friedhofer's correspondence with the late Page Cook; a complete filmography; photographs; and even reproductions of Friedhofer's cartoons.

Published by The Scarecrow Press, 212 pp., hardcover.

Like many specialty hardcover books, this one costs more than the average CD: $39.95. But fans of the composer will find it well worth it; we have the book in stock and in our office, ready to ship!

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