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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970799903321

Autore

Caps John

Titolo

Henry Mancini : reinventing film music / / John Caps

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012

ISBN

9786613895189

9781283582735

1283582732

9780252093845

0252093844

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Music in American life

Disciplina

781.5/42092

Soggetti

Motion picture music - United States - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. Here was something fresh -- Allegheny River launch -- Not quite jazz -- The music factory -- Big screen, little screen -- Blake Edwards and the high times -- Career crescendos -- First cadence -- The break with Blake -- Off to see the world -- Back to television? -- The curse of the Pink Panther -- Maturity, the second cadence -- Frustration -- Stolen moments -- A closing door that wasn't there before -- Almost to Broadway -- Lookin back, looking on.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the composer's influence on film music, discussing his collaborations with directors to create musical effects resonant with the plots of each film he worked on and his lasting impact on the subsequent role of music in film.