Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Miklós Rózsa's Ben-Hur: A Film Score Guide
Contributor(s): Hickman, Roger (Author)

View larger image

 ISBN: 0810881004     ISBN-13: 9780810881006
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
OUR PRICE: $55.65  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2011
Qty:

Click for more in this series: Film Score Guides
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Individual Composer & Musician
- Performing Arts | Film - General
- Music | Instruction & Study - Theory
Dewey: 781.542
LCCN: 2010051726
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Film Score Guides
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.52 lbs) 176 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
In 1925, MGM produced a screen version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, which became a classic of silent cinema. Nearly 25 years later, the biblical epic was remade by William Wyler and received an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards, including one for Mikl s R zsa's music. Indeed, the score for Ben-Hur is one of the greatest achievements in Hollywood film music. In this book, Roger Hickman focuses on the confluence of traditions, trends, and innovations that shaped R zsa's score. Hickman provides an overview of R zsa's music into the 1960s, looks at the composer's musical influences and the development of his distinctive style, and examines how R zsa applied these compositional techniques to film scoring. The author then explores the Ben-Hur phenomenon and traces the development of the story and its musical traditions from the original novel into the 21st century. Hickman also examines the conventions of epic films and ties these influences together with a detailed analysis of the score. Mikl s R zsa's Ben-Hur pays tribute to not only one of the great film scores but also to one of Hollywood's most influential composers.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!