Max Steiner : composing, Casablanca, and the golden age of film music / Peter Wegele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wegele, Peter, author.

Standardized Title:

Filmkomponist Max Steiner (1888-1971). English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.

Steiner, Max.

Steiner, Max, 1888-1971. Casablanca.

Composers--United States--Biography.

Composers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 259 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

Max Steiner is one of the greatest-not to mention most prolific-composers of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Steiner won three Academy Awards and his credits include King Kong; The Informer, Gone with the Wind; Now, Voyager; Since You Went Away; Johnny Belinda; and The Caine Mutiny. Though known for timeless melodies that symbolize the glamor of Hollywood's Golden Age, Steiner has also been hailed as a pioneer of film scoring. In Max Steiner: Composing, Casablanca, and the Golden Age of Film Music, Peter Wegele unveils the man behind dozens of memorable scores, offering a portrait of the composer from a personal and professional point of view. Beginning with background on the history and techniques of film music, Wegele then examines Steiner's musical innovations, some of which are still used today. This is followed by a thorough analysis of one of Steiner's legendary scores-the music to Casablanca. More than eighty transcribed musical examples demonstrate the efficiency, musical cleverness, and tremendous skill of the composer. Drawing on quotes, notes from production files, and excerpts from the original script for Casablanca, Wegele provides insight not only into the production history of the film, but also into the workings of Hollywood during the Golden Age. Including an appendix that compares Steiner with four other composers of his age-Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, Franz Waxman, and Hugo Friedhofer-and a complete filmography of Steiner's work, this book is an invaluable examination of the composer's life and career. Film music composers, music scholars and students, directors, and anyone interested in film and music history will enjoy this detailed portrait of a musical genius. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 The Life of Max Steiner 49

Chapter 3 Casablanca 93.

Notes:

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translation of: Der Filmkomponist Max Steiner (1888-1971). Wien : Böhlau Verlag, 2012.

ISBN:

9781442231139

1442231130

OCLC:

862222309