Epic sound : music in postwar Hollywood biblical films /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 7 August, 2017 - 21:25

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Meyer, Stephen C.,

Source:

Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press,, United States, p.x, 272 pages : (2015)

Call Number:

ML2075

Keywords:

Bible films, Film composers., History and criticism., Motion picture music, United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.A biblical story for the post-World War II generation? : Victor Young's music for DeMille's Samson and Delilah -- Turning away from "concocted spectacle" : Alfred Newman's score for David and Bathsheba -- Spectacle and authenticity in Miklós Rózsa's Quo vadis score -- Novel and film, music and miracle : Alfred Newman's score to The robe -- Spirit and empire : Elmer Bernstein's score to The Ten Commandments -- The law of genre and the music for Ben-Hur -- King of kings and the problem of repetition -- Suoni nuovi, suoni antich i: the soundscapes of Barabbas -- Universality, transcendence, and collapse : music and the greatest story ever told.