Crime and spy jazz on screen, 1950-1970 : a history and discography / Derrick Bang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bang, Derrick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture music--History and criticism.

Motion picture music.

Jazz in motion pictures.

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Crime films--History and criticism.

Crime films.

Spy films--History and criticism.

Spy films.

Television music--History and criticism.

Television music.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 312 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

""Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme. Lalo Schifrin's Mission: Impossible theme. John Barry's arrangement of the James Bond theme. These iconic melodies have remained a part of the pop culture landscape since their debuts in the late 1950s and early '60s: a "golden decade" that highlighted an era when movie studios and TV production companies employed full orchestral ensembles to provide a jazz backdrop for the suspenseful adventures of secret agents, private detectives, cops, spies and heist-minded criminals. Hundreds of additional films and television shows made during this period were propelled by similarly swinging title themes and underscores, many of which have (undeservedly) faded into obscurity. This meticulously researched book traces the embryonic use of jazz in mainstream entertainment from the early 1950s-when conservative viewers still considered this genre "the devil's music"-to its explosive heyday throughout the 1960s. Fans frustrated by the lack of attention paid to jazz soundtrack composers-including Jerry Goldsmith, Edwin Astley, Roy Budd, Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Jerry Fielding and many, many others-will find solace in these pages (along with all the information needed to enhance one's music library). The exploration of action jazz continues in this book's companion volume, Crime and Action Jazz on Screen Since 1971."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Audition: 1947-1956 p. 15

2 Dreamsville: 1957-1958 p. 32

3 Blue Satin: 1959 p. 54

4 Breezy Capers: 1960 p. 72

5 Contract with Depravity: 1961 p. 88

6 Jamaica Jazz: 1962 p. 101

7 Champagne and Quail: 1963 p. 113

8 Meet Mr. Solo: 1964 p. 129

9 Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: 1965 p. 144

10 Mission Blues: 1966 p. 167

11 Home, James, Don't Spare the Horses: 1967 p. 200

12 Shifting Gears; 1968 p. 226

13 This Never Happened to the Other Fella: 1969 p. 248

14 Soul Flower: 1970 p. 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300), discography (pages 266-289) and index.

ISBN:

9781476667478

1476667470

OCLC:

1129099110