MUSIC246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arthur Honegger, Hugo Friedhofer, Bernard Herrmann
Document Summary
Use of themes, often long and involved. Links hitting the action to comedy or key moments of drama. Depression era films were often spectacular or escapist. The adventures of robin hood (1938), lost horizon (1937), the wizard of oz (1939) Interest in stories that are more "realistic: not slice of life, still very engaging stories, characters are more nuanced (not black and white) Psychological drama, complex motivations, character driven narrative. The "dark side" of the human condition. Film noir: often shot at night, or in the rain to take advantage of high contrast between light and shadow, venetian blinds were also used for lighting effects, term popularized by french. In part driven by the cynicism brought on by wwii. The 1940s are when we see an increase in the number of american born composers rising to prominence in hollywood such as: hugo friedhofer, bernard herrmann, david raksin.
