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Title: Hugo Friedhofer: The Best Years of His Life Condition: New Subtitle: A Hollywood Master of Music for the Movies ISBN-10: 0810844788 EAN: 9780810844780 ISBN: 9780810844780 Publisher: Scarecrow Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 18/08/2002 Description: Hugo Friedhofer: The Best Years of His Life surveys the impressive career of one of Hollywood's extraordinary composers of music for the movies. Friedhofer became the leading orchestrator for Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Alfred Newman soon after his 1929 arrival in Hollywood. He went on to compose music for over 120 films, earning 9 Oscar nominations and receiving the award for his masterful score to The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. Friedhofer's life is examined through essays, personal letters, and interviews with film historians and friends of the composer. The largest contribution is by Friedhofer himself in the form of an oral history conducted by Irene Kahn Atkins in 1974 for the American Film Institute. In addition to illuminating discussions of his own work, Friedhofer offers unique and humorous insight into the process of Hollywood filmmaking from 1929 up to the time of his death in 1981. He discusses working with Samuel Goldwyn, Billy Wilder, George Stevens, and William Wyler, as well as his association with composers Arnold Schoenberg, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, and other prominent musicians of the time. Contributions to the book include essays by Hollywood historian Tony Thomas, film music historian Linda Danly, music journalist Gene Lees, and composer David Raskin. A wonderful collection that provides perspectives ranging from the personal to the critical on one of the most respected musical figures of the twentieth century. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 214mm Item Length: 136mm Item Width: 13mm Item Weight: 272g Author: Linda Danly Genre: Music Dance & Theatre Book Series: Scarecrow Filmmakers Series Release Year: 2002 Missing Information?
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