The songs of Hollywood / Philip Furia and Laurie Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Furia, Philip, 1943-

Contributor:

Patterson, Laurie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture music--United States--History and criticism.

Motion picture music.

Motion pictures and music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 270 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Summary:

From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills, this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best known and loved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made certain songs memorable, and highlighting important moments of film history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were presented in the movies, from early talkies where actors portrayed singers "performing" the songs, to the Golden Age in which characters burst into expressive, integral song--not as a "performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of feeling. The book looks at song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The authors also look at the decline of the genre since 1960, when most original musicals were replaced by film versions of Broadway hits such as My Fair Lady.

Contents:

You ain't heard nothin' yet

That's the Broadway melody

That's the song of Paree

Hip hooray and ballyhoo

Cheek to cheek

Thanks for the memory

Over the rainbow

Blues in the night

Singin' in the rain

Something's gotta give

All that jazz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9786612501067

9780199714148

0199714142

9781282501065

1282501062

9780199931750

0199931755

9780199852789

0199852782

OCLC:

593240224