Henry Mancini
Caps, John.
Henry Mancini reinventing film music / [electronic resource] : John Caps. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (278 p., [16] p. of plates :) ill. ; - Music in American life . - Music in American life. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-261) and index.
Introduction. Here was something fresh -- Allegheny River launch -- Not quite jazz -- The music factory -- Big screen, little screen -- Blake Edwards and the high times -- Career crescendos -- First cadence -- The break with Blake -- Off to see the world -- Back to television? -- The curse of the Pink Panther -- Maturity, the second cadence -- Frustration -- Stolen moments -- A closing door that wasn't there before -- Almost to Broadway -- Lookin back, looking on.
Examines the composer's influence on film music, discussing his collaborations with directors to create musical effects resonant with the plots of each film he worked on and his lasting impact on the subsequent role of music in film.
9780252093845 0252093844
Mancini, Henry--Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture music--History and criticism.--United States
Electronic books.
ML410.M2715 / C36 2012
781.5/42092
Henry Mancini reinventing film music / [electronic resource] : John Caps. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (278 p., [16] p. of plates :) ill. ; - Music in American life . - Music in American life. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-261) and index.
Introduction. Here was something fresh -- Allegheny River launch -- Not quite jazz -- The music factory -- Big screen, little screen -- Blake Edwards and the high times -- Career crescendos -- First cadence -- The break with Blake -- Off to see the world -- Back to television? -- The curse of the Pink Panther -- Maturity, the second cadence -- Frustration -- Stolen moments -- A closing door that wasn't there before -- Almost to Broadway -- Lookin back, looking on.
Examines the composer's influence on film music, discussing his collaborations with directors to create musical effects resonant with the plots of each film he worked on and his lasting impact on the subsequent role of music in film.
9780252093845 0252093844
Mancini, Henry--Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture music--History and criticism.--United States
Electronic books.
ML410.M2715 / C36 2012
781.5/42092