MUSIC 2F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 99: Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, Sound Film
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Did cbs radio in 1934: became adult during era of sound film but started career through radio before tv came around, wrote music for radio plays and dramas. Wrote music for orson wells" show the mercury theater: play of the war of the worlds. Lots of people thought it was real: orson wells gets an open film contract in the 1940s. Travels to hollywood with wells in the 1940s. Citizen kane (1941: broke all the rules for camera angles, lighting, sound, known as the most important film to ever be made, score is conventional, late 1800 vienna style. What is the symphony orchestra: standardized performance ensemble, supposed to be a good thing since composers would want their music to be played. Every city has a symphony orchestra so it"s accessible: film music is designed to be performed once on the day it"s recorded. Wants to write music for any collection of instruments, a unique set of.
