Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The dark knight : a film score guide / Vasco Hexel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hexel, Vasco, 1980- author.

Series:

Film score guides ; 18.

Film score guides ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zimmer, Hans. Dark knight.

Zimmer, Hans.

Howard, James Newton. Dark knight.

Howard, James Newton.

Physical Description:

xxi, 211 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

Christopher Nolan's caped crusader trilogy-Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises-is considered by many to be one of the finest translations of comic book characters to the big screen. The second film in the series, The Dark Knight, was both a critical and commercial success, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Heath Ledger as the Joker. The score-by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer and eight-time Oscar nominee James Newton Howard-also received accolades, including a Grammy. Intricately interwoven with the sound design-and incorporating Mel Wesson's ground-breaking ambient music design-Zimmer and Howard's music gives the film an added layer of ominous tones that makes palpable the menace facing Gotham City. In Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight: A Film Score Guide, Vasco Hexel delves into the composers' backgrounds to reveal the many facets of meaning in the highs and lows of the score. This book also highlights the working methods of Zimmer and Howard and how they collaborated with each other and the filmmaking team to create such a memorable soundtrack. By drawing on unprecedented access to some of the key creators of the film, the author provides unique insights into the score's composition. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight: A Film Score Guide will be of interest to cinema and music scholars, as well as fans of both composers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Musical background of the composers

Critical, textual, and historical context of The dark knight

The technical approach of the composers

Analysis of the score as musical text

Analysis of the score as part of the soundscape

Conclusion

Appendix I: Spotting

Appendix II: Orchestrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hexel, Vasco, 1980- author. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The dark knight.

ISBN:

9781442266728

1442266724

OCLC:

936549255