Epic sound music in postwar Hollywood biblical films / Stephen C. Meyer.

Author/creator Meyer, Stephen C., 1963-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2015.
Descriptionx, 272 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
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Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014017905
ISBN9780253014436 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
ISBN9780253014511 (paperback : alkaline paper)

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