What was going on in the 1960s?
turbulent period in american history
- civil rights movement
- vietnam war
- generational gap
how does film change in the 1960s?
- mood of movies is ironic and cynical (bc of cultural revolution)
- big studios no longer control the price of how much it costs to make film
- costs escalate
- cost factors lead to smaller ensembles
Who was John Barry?
- composer
- piano and trumpet
- turns to pop music
- well know british pop musician
when was John Barry alive?
1933-2011
when was Dr. No released?
1962
who composed Dr. No?
John Barry
John Barry composed Dr. No in __________
2 days
Dr. No is the very first __________
James Bond film
who composed the James Bond film music?
John Barry
John Barry important movies?
- Born Free
- out of africa
- dances with wolves
when was Jerry Goldsmith alive?
1929-2004
who was Jerry Goldsmith?
- composer
- from LA
- inspired by Rosza
- first composer to study film while still in school
- cbs radio 1950
- film work 1957
when did Patton release?
1970
who composed Patton?
Jerry Goldsmith
music in Patton movie
- very spase music
- music focuses on Patton character
- electronic processing on orchestral instruments
Patton example 1 (north africa)
- cloud of sound when arriving at battlefield
- electronic echo on trumpet (haunting)
- reincarnation theme expanded
- hymn theme as patton says ‘2000 years ago’ (reference to Christ)
patton example 2 (advance in europe)
- montage blends all 3 themes
- march theme in all patton scenes
- religious theme for superior officers (patton answering to everyones prayers)
when was planet of the apes (POTA) released?
1968
who composed POTA?
Jerry Goldsmith
POTA example 1 (the crossing part 1)
- no clear orangization of the sound/music
- used electronic echo and metal sheet
POTA example 2 (the crossing part 2)
- clear melodic structure used 12 tone
- pinnicale of modernism (bc of use of the 12 tone)
POTA example 3 (the takers)
- astronaught music is atonal and strongly organized
- music is chaotic, make chirping sounds, more primitave sounds
POTA example 4 (no escape)
one moment of tonal music wen taylor speaks to the apes for the first time
POTA example 5 (the ending)
no relief in the music for the whole film, intentionally leaving us feeling doomed
