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The film music of John Williams : reviving Hollywood's classical style

Title
The film music of John Williams : reviving Hollywood's classical style / Emilio Audissino.
Author
Audissino, Emilio
Publication
Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2021]

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Description
xiii, 381 pages : illustrations, music; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Wisconsin film studies
Uniform Title
  • John Williams's film music
  • Wisconsin film studies.
Alternative Title
John Williams's film music
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • Originally published under the title John Williams's Film Music : Jaws, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the return of the classical Hollywood music style, copyright ©2014.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-363) and index.
Contents
Part I. The rise and demise of the classical Hollywood music style. A chronicle of classical Hollywood music -- The style of classical Hollywood music -- The modern Hollywood music style -- Part II. John Williams and the classical Hollywood music style. Star Wars: an oppositional score -- The saga of the Star Wars music -- Williams's early years: spotting the first traces of neoclassicism -- Jaws: Williams's neoclassicism floats up to the surface -- Williams's neoclassisicm: style and habits -- Raiders of the Lost Ark background: a neoclassical film -- Raiders of the Lost Ark analysis: the return of Max Steiner -- Dark neoclassicism: the "sublime" score to Dracula -- Reviving the Hollywood music classics beyond the films: conductor John Williams -- Closing remarks on Neoclassicism and today's Hollywood music.
Call Number
JNE 21-126
ISBN
  • 9780299332341
  • 0299332349
LCCN
  • 2020044532
  • 40030656698
OCLC
1200833828
Author
Audissino, Emilio, author.
Title
The film music of John Williams : reviving Hollywood's classical style / Emilio Audissino.
Publisher
Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2021]
Edition
Second edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Wisconsin film studies
Wisconsin film studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-363) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40030656698
Research Call Number
JNE 21-126
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