RTA 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Henry Mancini, Audrey Hepburn, Monty Norman
14 Dec 2017
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Music performed by a string orchestra consisting of. He wrote 46 minutes of music consisting of 40 cues, ranging from 10 seconds to 3 minutes in length. Hermann= repetition & thematic transformation of primarily small cells of pitches. 1960"s, 70"s instrumentals & vocals movie themes that sell the picture . Henry mancini: breakfast at tiffany"s (sir. Blake edwards) but there"s so much more here (foreshadowing plot via main title music a la bernard hermann: harmonica used in scene when she is looking into tiffany"s store window. Monty norman, john barry & the james bond franchise. Days of wine and rose: mancini: written a song as a dna song for his whole score. We get lyrics sung right off the bat in the title menu and theme. Opens up with the french horn, associated with loneliness and a harp. Lyrics: just a passing breeze, filled with memories - implies the good days are behind them.
