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Film Music:1970s‐1980s
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)• Dir. Stanley Kubrick• Adapted score• Wendy Carlos (Switched‐On Bach, 1968)• Moog synthesizer
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The Godfather (1972)
• Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, auteur
• Music by Nino Rota (1911‐1979)• Over 170 film scores; operas, ballets, symphonies
• 3 Themes in Godfather, with variations• Baptism/Assassination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfbYp9oaIT8
• Hospital scene: https://vimeo.com/103604320
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Taxi Driver (1976)
• Dir. Martin Scorsese • Music Bernard Herrmann• Film noir characteristics
• Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbvWoruvf5c
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Classical Revival (mid‐1970s‐late 1980s)
• A return to large symphonic scores• Greater emotional content
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John Williams (1932‐)• Herb Spencer, orchestrator• Director‐composer team with Steven Spielberg
• George Lucas• Highest grossing films• 50 Oscar nominations, 5 wins
Ex: IMDB profile http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002354/
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
• Spielberg/Williams• One of the first films returning to large symphonic scores
• Less pop/experimental• “Blockbuster”
• Ex: Communicating with mother ship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4PYI6TzqYk
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Star Wars Trilogy
• Lucas/Williams• Star Wars (1977)• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)• Return of the Jedi (1983)• Oscar nominations for all 3
• 3 themes in first film (Luke, Leia, Obi‐Wan)• 3 new themes in second film (Vader, Leia/Han, Yoda)• Thematic transformation throughout
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Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Leia/Han theme:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMk0‐pZfx5Q
• Darth Vader theme:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaBlw1gNWdg
• Obi‐Wan, Luke and Yoda themes• 3 themes are interwoven• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3jI3RrMsVI
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Post‐Star Wars
• Big symphonic scores common, but not the only type
1. Synthesized scores2. Popular Music scores3. Eclectic scores4. Adapted scores
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1. Synthesized Scores
• Three main styles:– Modern– Traditional– Popular
Halloween (1978)Dir. And Music by John Carpenter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_tGvktfjjk
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2. Popular Music Scores
Saturday Night Fever (1977)• Dir. John Badham• Music by The Bee Gees, David Shire• Soundtrack sales huge, 30 million• Influence on other films
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qN6gLbUMw
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3. Eclectic Scores and 4. Adapted Scores
Apocalypse Now (1979) – eclectic score• Popular (The Doors’ “The End”)• Adapted (Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyrie”)• Traditional underscore
The Shining (1980) – adapted score• Trend with Kubrick• Opening:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgCejsyS0t8
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“Exotic” SettingsFilms set outside of North America/Europe
Five Musical options:1. Western style only (ignore indigenous culture)
2. Diegetic music of local culture
3. “Ethnic” instruments added to studio orchestraEx: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)Opening: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwh6vm_opening‐to‐the‐year‐of‐living‐dangerously‐vhs‐1983_shortfilms
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“Exotic” Settings
4. Stylistic characteristics of local cultureEx: Aladdin (1992) Peddler Scenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKIbZoiTUao
5. Score using the local style of music exclusively
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James Horner (1953‐2015)• PhD in composition• Early in career, type cast as sci fi composer• 10 Oscars nominations, 2 wins (Titanic x2)• Self‐quotation• Style: Late romantic, large orchestra; new sounds and experimentation; not much variety
Aliens (1986) dir. James CameronEx: Main Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnPJRJbVEIg
Ex: They Cut The Power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=‐DaYWvSbl‐U
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Mid‐ to late‐80s Comedies
Ghostbusters (1984)Dir. Ivan Reitman Canadian film?
Music by Elmer Bernstein (1922‐2004)Ex: Opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sa6A2StFV8
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Mid‐ to late‐80s Comedies
Ex: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Music by Alan Silvestri (1950‐)Director/Composer team
Ex: Opening http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd59h2_who‐framed‐roger‐rabbit‐part‐1_shortfilms