Improvising the score : rethinking modern film music through jazz / Gretchen L. Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Gretchen L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture music--History and criticism.

Motion picture music.

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Jazz in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Production and direction--History.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2022]

Summary:

"The first book of its kind, Improvising the Score vividly investigates unique collaborations between contemporary jazz artists and influential film directors, providing a behind-the-scenes look at innovative and integrative jazz-film productions that challenge us to rethink the possibilities of movie music. These in-depth case studies include collaborations between Terence Blanchard and Spike Lee (Malcolm X, When the Levees Broke), Dick Hyman and Woody Allen (Hannah and Her Sisters), Antonio Sanchez and Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu (Birdman), and Mark Isham and Alan Rudolph (Afterglow). Grounded in fascinating personal interviews, detailed film production analysis, and examinations of jazz artists' "creative labor" in the context of film production expectations, this book illustrates the dynamic possibilities of integrative artistic collaborations between jazz and film, and more broadly, music and media"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Jazz goes to the movies

When strangers meet : structures, tensions, and negotiations in jazz/film collaborations

"Not a lot of people would go for that" : risk and experimentation in the improvised soundtracks of Birdman and Afterglow

"Honest, true portrayals" : Terence Blanchard, Spike Lee, and the racial politics of jazz scoring

"A film director's dream" : Dick Hyman plays the personal for Woody Allen

Conclusion. Miles ahead : a new way of making movie music?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Carlson, Gretchen L. Improvising the score

ISBN:

9781496840721

1496840720

9781496840844

1496840844

OCLC:

1282002438

Publisher Number:

99996354782