Ennio Morricone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (eBook)

A Film Score Guide

Charles Leinberger (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2004
153 Seiten
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-1-4616-5841-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This guide demonstrates Morricone's unique and enduring contributions to the art of film music through a discussion of his compositional and orchestrational processes, many of which are evident in his music for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in a way that can be easily understood by both musicians and nonmusicians. Though the guide illuminates theoretical and structural aspects of Morricone's music, it also examines relevant non-musical issues which contribute to the audience's total experience of the film.

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Although five-time Academy-Award nominee Ennio Morricone has scored numerous films in various genres, his westerns will undoubtedly remain his most memorable cinematographic accomplishments. This guide demonstrates Morricone's unique and enduring contributions to the art of film music through a discussion of his compositional and orchestrational processes, many of which are evident in his music for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in a way that can be easily understood by both musicians and nonmusicians.Leinberger begins his study with a brief discussion of Morricone's musical background through his experience in the Italian music business, his earliest Italian film scores, and his accomplishments in Hollywood. The second chapter is a discussion of the many compositional techniques that distinguish Morricone's music from that of other film composers. Subsequent chapters examine the historical and cultural context of the film and attempt to place the style of Morricone's score for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in relation to his scores for other well-known Westerns. The book's final chapter is an analysis of compositional techniques presented in chronological order from the film's opening credits to its climactic ending.Although this guide focuses on Morricone and his music from a theoretical perspective, other non-musical issues that are relevant to the audience's ultimate experience of the film are also discussed.

Autor

Charles Leinberger is a professor of music at the University of Texas at El Paso. He has been a private trumpet instructor throughout the American Southwest and holds a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 Editor's ForewordChapter 3 PrefaceChapter 4 AcknowledgmentsChapter 5 IntroductionChapter 6 Chapter 1: Ennio Morricone's Musical BackgroundChapter 7 Chapter 2: Morricone's Technique of Film ScoringChapter 8 Chapter 3: Historical and Critical Context of The Good, the Bad and the UglyChapter 9 Chapter 4: The Music and Its ContextChapter 10 Chapter 5: Analysis of the ScoreChapter 11 Appendix: Selected Filmography of Ennio MorriconeChapter 12 NotesChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Film Score Guides
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
• ISBN-10: 1-4616-5841-1 / 1461658411
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4616-5841-2 / 9781461658412