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Friday, 15 April 2016

April birthdays - composers

Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions.
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André George Previn, KBE (/ˈprɛvɪn/; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929)[1] is a German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. He is considered one of the most versatile musicians in the world and is the winner of four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement).
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Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994)[1] was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film,[2][3] he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
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Chapter 18 – The Music Composer: Audio Collaboration or Mud and Destruction

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Music is the most powerful and manipulative art form. It does not require translation for foreign sales; it does not require subtitles to explain itself or establishing shots to orient the listener. With a single note, music can reach into the heart and soul of the audience to set the mood, telegraph danger, or evoke romantic passions. Music whips up our emotions; reveals the guilty; sweeps us into the complex whirlpools of love, pain, anger, fear, patriotism, and joy, often at the same time. An important lesson a music composer learns is that writing music for the screen is very different from writing music that is a total performance unto itself. When writing for the screen, the composer must understand that he or she is sharing the audio track with two other major concerns—spoken dialog and sound effects. These factors are now working together as part of a collaborative trio, rather than each singing their own aria.
Keywords: Film music; composer; music editor; synth score; music licensing