Howard Hawks : Music As Communication in Film / Gregory Camp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Camp, Gregory Louis, 1985- author.

Series:

Filmmakers and their soundtracks.

Filmmakers and Their Soundtracks Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977--Criticism and interpretation.

Hawks, Howard.

Motion picture music--United States--20th century--History and criticism.

Motion picture music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 p.) ill

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2020]

Summary:

Known for creating classic films including His Girl Friday, The Big Sleep, Bringing Up Baby, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Howard Hawks is one of the best-known Hollywood 'auteurs', but the important role that music plays in his films has been generally neglected by film critics and scholars. In this concise study, Gregory Camp demonstrates how Hawks' use of music and musical treatment of dialogue articulate the group communication that is central to his films. In five chapters, Camp explores how the notion of 'music' in Hawks' films can be expanded beyond the film score, and the techniques by which Hawks and his collaborators (including actors, screenwriters, composers, and editors) achieve this heightened musicality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-429-56076-1