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I would really love to watch this. Hopefully the DVD will be available to purchase from here in India. Looking forward to getting the book too.
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Oct 23, 2017 - 9:03 PM
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I watched this DVD today. I got it as a Christmas gift for my brother. It cost me about $14.00 and was well worth the cost.
It certainly interviews almost all of our current American composers. It was interesting to hear their perceptions of other composers. It would be nice to have another documentary about more of our European composers. (Desplat and a few others are interviewed.)
I wish it had contained two things. First of all, I wish it had given about 5 more minutes to the Golden Age composers. They planted the seeds for film scores. Such epics as Ben Hur by Rozsa should have been mentioned. Herrmann and Steiner are mentioned. This film does shift quickly into the Silver Age with praise for North's A Streetcar Named Desire and for Jerry Goldsmith's Planet of the Apes. However, I think a little more time should have been given to The Golden Age. Secondly, Elmer Bernstein was never mentioned. Seriously? How can scores such as The Magnificent Seven and To Kill A Mockingbird be ignored?
It was interesting to visit places like Abbey Road, and to see how very complex it is to score movies. I didn't know so many people were involved. (Music editors, sound engineers, etc.)
Real experts may find it a bit too elementary, but I wish all people could see this documentary. The impact of movie music is beautifully, intellectually, and emotionally well-articulated by various composers and others.
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Oct 24, 2017 - 2:58 AM
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Thor
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I wish it had contained two things. First of all, I wish it had given about 5 more minutes to the Golden Age composers.
Well, at least it had SOMETHING about the Golden Age. It had nothing -- NOTHING! -- about the European silent film era, which paved the way for all things in Hollywood. No POTEMKIN, METROPOLIS, M, CALIGARI and so forth. This also goes to your second point, I guess, about being US-centric. It bugs me every time someone says film scoring "started" with KING KONG. There are three decades of original film scoring prior to that, conceptualized in much the same way (except for the sound, obviously).
But as I said earlier in the thread, it's a good 'missionary document' to convert those who are not yet into film music as much as us.
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Is there any subtitles on this Blu-Ray?
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" , I wish it had given about 5 more minutes to the Golden Age composers. They planted the seeds for film scores. Such epics as Ben Hur by Rozsa should have been mentioned"
Oh come on Golden agers, don't be so greedy!
There are tons of documentaries on Golden Age Hollywood including several that focus on music for the films. Give the younger guys some time!
bruce
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