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Carl Davis on silent film / produced & directed by Frances Dickenson ; executive producer, Nigel Wattis ; an LWT Production for ITV.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Davis, Carl, 1936-.
- Davis, Carl.
- Composition (Music).
- Silent film music.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Silent film music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (27 minutes)
- Other Title:
- South Bank show. Carl Davis on silent film
- Place of Publication:
- Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany : Monarda Arts, 1990.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The composer and conductor Carl Davis is well-known for his work for television and films and, in particular, for the scores he has written to accompany silent films. He has helped breathe new life into classics such as Abel Gance's Napoleon and Chaplin's City Lights. In this film, Davis demonstrates how he creates a full music score for a silent film, working on a sequence from Raymond Bernard's The Chess Player.
- Participant:
- Presenter: Melvyn Bragg ; featuring: Carl Davis.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 18, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1296403512
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