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Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 1 of 6): John Williams’ The Book Thief

Film Music Notes Posted on January 27, 2014 by Mark RichardsAugust 30, 2017

With his score for The Book Thief, John Williams earned his 49th Oscar nomination, adding to his impressive achievement as the second most Oscar-nominated individual in history behind only Walt Disney, who earned 59 nominations. As with so many of … Continue reading →

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Thematic Transformation in Rózsa’s Score for Ben-Hur

Film Music Notes Posted on October 27, 2013 by Mark RichardsOctober 27, 2013

Miklós Rózsa won his third Academy Award for Best Music with the 1959 epic Ben-Hur. The music is often touted as Rózsa’s best film score and one of the finest in Hollywood’s history, in part due to “Rózsa’s ability to … Continue reading →

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Thematic Transformation in Korngold’s Robin Hood

Film Music Notes Posted on September 22, 2013 by Mark RichardsJune 9, 2014

  Erich Korngold’s music for the The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) remains one of his most admired and enduring film scores. Indeed, the score was awarded the Oscar for Best Original Score and is one of the best examples … Continue reading →

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Popular Songs in Film: From Diegetic to Non-Diegetic

Film Music Notes Posted on May 5, 2013 by Mark RichardsMay 9, 2015

While films of the 1930s and 40s were mainly furnished with orchestral music, they also drew upon popular songs. These films, however, made a major distinction between these two types of music: whereas orchestral music usually provided the non-diegetic accompaniment, … Continue reading →

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Diegetic Music, Non-Diegetic Music, and “Source Scoring”

Film Music Notes Posted on April 21, 2013 by Mark RichardsSeptember 1, 2014

In most analyses, how film music is used is divided into two categories: diegetic and non-diegetic. Diegetic music is understood to emanate from a source in the fictional narrative or “diegesis”. Hence it is also known as “source music”. These … Continue reading →

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What is a Leitmotif and How Does it Work in Films?

Film Music Notes Posted on December 1, 2012 by Mark RichardsMay 5, 2013
Erich Korngold

The term leitmotif was first applied to the operas of Richard Wagner to describe a recurring melody that is associated with a certain character, people, object, place, emotion, or idea. The leitmotif has long been a standard technique of how … Continue reading →

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