The Songs Of Hollywood

Author : Philip Furia,Laurie Patterson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199792665

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The Songs of Hollywood by Philip Furia,Laurie Patterson Pdf

From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills, this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best known and loved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made certain songs memorable, and highlighting important moments of film history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were presented in the movies, from early talkies where actors portrayed singers "performing" the songs, to the Golden Age in which characters burst into expressive, integral song--not as a "performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of feeling. The book looks at song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The authors also look at the decline of the genre since 1960, when most original musicals were replaced by film versions of Broadway hits such as My Fair Lady.

Author : Philip Furia,Michael Lasser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135471927

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America's Songs by Philip Furia,Michael Lasser Pdf

America's Songs tells the stories behind the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin '20s to life like Tea for Two or I'm just Wild About Harry; the Great Depression is evoked in all of its pain and misery in songs like Brother Can You Spare a Dime?; God Bless America revives the powerful hope that American democracy promised to the world during the dark days of World War II; Young at Heart evokes the postwar optimism of the '50s. And then there are the countless songs of love, new romance, and heartbreak: As Time Goes By, Always, Am I Blue...the list is endless. Along with telling the stories behind these songs, America's Songs suggests, simply and succinctly, what makes a song great. The book illuminates the way each great song melds words and music - sentiment and melody - into a seamless whole. America's Songs also traces the fascinating but mysterious process of collaboration, the give-and-take between two craftsmen, a composer and a lyricist, as they combined their talents to create a song. For anyone interested in the history of the songs that America loves, America'sSongs will make for fascinating reading.

Author : Philip Furia,Michael L. Lasser
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780415972468

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America's Songs by Philip Furia,Michael L. Lasser Pdf

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Ken Bloom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0816020027

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Hollywood song by Ken Bloom Pdf

Author : Katherine Spring
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199842216

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Saying It With Songs by Katherine Spring Pdf

Saying It With Songs is a groundbreaking study of the ways in which Hollywood's conversion to synchronized-sound filmmaking in the late 1920s gave rise not only to enduring partnerships between the film and popular music industries, but also to a rich and exciting period of song use in American cinema.

Author : Ken Bloom
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1579128483

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Hollywood Musicals by Ken Bloom Pdf

Offers an alphabetical survey of the most popular film musicals in history, with commentaries, synopses, behind-the-scenes information, and lists of songs and cast members for each film.

Author : Nathan Platte
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199371112

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Making Music in Selznick's Hollywood by Nathan Platte Pdf

Iconic images from fiery scenes of catharsis in Gone With the Wind and Rebecca to The Third Man's decadent cinematography have proven inseparable from their accompanying melodies. From the 1910s-50s, producer David O. Selznick depended upon music to distinguish his films from his competitors'. By demonstrating music's value in film and encouraging its distribution through sheet music, concerts, radio broadcasts, and soundtrack albums, Selznick changed audiences' relationship to movie music. But what role did Selznick play in the actual music composition that distinguished his productions, and how was that music made? As the first of its kind to consider film music from the perspective of a producer, this book tells the story of the evolution of Selznick's style through the many artists whose work defined Hollywood sound.

Author : Katherine Spring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199842223

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Saying It With Songs by Katherine Spring Pdf

Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.

Author : John Mundy
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 0719040299

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Popular Music On Screen by John Mundy Pdf

Popular Music on Screen examines the relationship between popular music and the screen, from the origins of the Hollywood musical to contemporary developments in music television and video. Through detailed examination of films, television programs and popular music, together with analysis of the economic, technological and cultural determinants of their production and consumption, the book argues that popular music has been increasingly influenced by its visual economy. Though engaging with the debates that surround postmodernism, the book suggests that what most characterizes the relationship between popular music and the screen is a strong sense of continuity, expressed through institutional structures, representational strategies and the ideology of "entertainment."

Author : Ethan Mordden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199395422

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When Broadway Went to Hollywood by Ethan Mordden Pdf

When films like The Jazz Singer started to integrate synchronized music, in the late 1920s many ambitious songwriting pioneers of the Great White Way - George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart, among many others - were enticed westward by Hollywood studios' promises of national exposure and top dollar success. But what happened when writers native to the business of Broadway ran into the very different business of Hollywood? Their movies had their producer despots, their stacking of writing teams on a single project, their use of five or six songs per story where Broadway fit in a dozen, and it seemed as if everyone in Hollywood was uncomfortable with characters bursting into song on the street, in your living room, or in "a cottage small by a waterfall." Did the movies give theater writers a chance to expand their art, or did mass marketing ruin the musical's quintessential charm? Is it possible to trace the history of the musical through both stage and screen manifestations, or did Broadway and Hollywood give rise to two wholly irreconcilable art forms? And, finally, did any New York writer or writing team create a film musical as enthralling and timeless as their work for the stage? In When Broadway Went to Hollywood, writer and celebrated steward of musical theatre Ethan Mordden directs his unmistakable wit and whimsy to these challenging questions and more, charting the volatile and galvanizing influence of Broadway on Hollywood (and vice versa) throughout the twentieth century. Along the way, he takes us behind the scenes of the great Hollywood musicals you've seen and loved (The Wizard of Oz, Gigi, The Sound of Music, Chicago, West Side Story, The Music Man, Grease) as well as some of the outrageous flops you probably haven't. The first book to tell the story of how Broadway affected the Hollywood musical, When Broadway Goes to Hollywood is sure to thrill theatre buffs and movie lovers alike.

Author : Allen L. Woll
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Music
ISBN : 088229704X

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The Hollywood Musical Goes to War by Allen L. Woll Pdf

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Author : Joel Selvin
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781487007225

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Hollywood Eden by Joel Selvin Pdf

“Hollywood Eden brings the lost humanity of the record business vividly back to life ... [Selvin’s] style is blunt, unpretentious and brisk; he knows how to move things along entertainingly ... Songs about surfboards and convertibles had turned quaint, but in this book, their coolness is restored.” — New York Times From surf music to hot-rod records to the sunny pop of the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, the Byrds, and the Mama’s & the Papa’s, Hollywood Eden captures the fresh blossom of a young generation who came together in the epic spring of the 1960s to invent the myth of the California Paradise. Central to the story is a group of sun-kissed teens from the University High School class of 1959 — a class that included Jan & Dean, Nancy Sinatra, and future members of the Beach Boys — who came of age in Los Angeles at the dawn of a new golden era when anything seemed possible. These were the people who invented the idea of modern California for the rest of the world. But their own private struggles belied the paradise portrayed in their music. What began as a light-hearted frolic under sunny skies ended up crashing down to earth just a few short but action-packed years later as, one by one, each met their destinies head-on. A rock ’n’ roll opera loaded with violence, deceit, intrigue, low comedy, and high drama, Hollywood Eden tells the story of a group of young artists and musicians who bumped heads, crashed cars, and ultimately flew too close to the sun.

Author : Gina Schock
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780762474981

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Made In Hollywood by Gina Schock Pdf

The Go-Go’s were the first all-female rock group in history to write their own songs, play their own instruments, and reach the top of the Billboard charts with their #1 album, Beauty and the Beat. Made In Hollywood is drummer Gina Schock’s personal account of the band, which includes a treasure trove of photographs and memorabilia collected over the course of her 40-year career. The Go-Go’s debut album, Beauty and the Beat, rose to the top of the charts in 1981 and their hit songs "We Got the Beat", "Our Lips Are Sealed", “Vacation”, and "Head Over Heels" (to name a few) served as a soundtrack to our lives in the ‘80s. Now, after the release of their Critics Choice Award-winning Showtime documentary, and in anticipation of their forthcoming induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and their 2021 West Coast shows, Gina takes fans behind the scenes for a rare look at her personal images documenting the band's wild journey to the heights of fame and stardom. Featuring posters, photographs, Polaroids, and other memorabilia from her archives, Made In Hollywood also includes stories from each member of the Go-Go’s, along with other cultural luminaries like Kate Pierson, Jodie Foster, Dave Stewart, Martha Quinn, and Paul Reubens. With a style as bold and distinctive as any Go-Go’s album, Made In Hollywood is the perfect tribute to one of the world's most iconic groups.

Author : Susan Sackett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCSD:31822023260177

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Hollywood Sings! by Susan Sackett Pdf

The musical history of Hollywood and the Academy Awards goes back to 1934, when "The Continental" from The Gay Divorcee won the first Oscar for Best Original Song. Since then, Oscar-nominated songs have come from every genre, including dance numbers, serious compositions, and rock and roll. Author Sackett lists the songs nominated each year through 1993, listing lyricists and composers, the film each appeared in, and historical information and inside anecdotes. Appendixes list title songs, films that songs have been nominated from, most Oscar nominations by lyricist (first is Sammy Cahn with 26) and by composer (James Van Heusen, 14), and other Oscar factoids. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781430314875

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Hollywood's Classic Comedies Featuring Slapstick, Romance, Music, Glamour Or Screwball Fun! by John Howard Reid Pdf

200 films reviewed and rated, covering all genres of movie comedy from slapstick to sardonic, from madness to manners. Featured comedians include Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Bob Hope, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Bing Crosby, The Three Stooges, Eddie Cantor, Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Tati, Sid Field, The Crazy Gang, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Jack Hulbert, Joe E. Brown, Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, Clifton Webb, Red Skelton, Ronald Shiner, Cecil Kellaway, Norman Wisdom, Frankie Howerd, Toto, Arthur Askey, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Claudette Colbert, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Joan Davis, Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Stanley Holloway, Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.