Torn Music by Gergely Hubai Hubai
A film is nearly finished when one or more of its prime movers producer, director, studio brass decides that it just doesn't 'feel right and hits the brakes. What can be done quickly to alter the movie's complexion? The most obvious option is to change the last element added to the film its music So, a new composer is hired at the last minute to replace the previous composer's heartfelt work In Torn Music (which takes its title from the film Torn Curtain, whose famous score replacement put an end to the long and fruitful collaboration between director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann), Hubai recounts the often strange and surprising stories behind 300 rejected and replaced scores dating from the 1930s through the 2000s.
Gergely Hubai holds degrees in American Studies and American History from Eötvös Loránd University, in Budapest, Hungary, where he teaches courses in film music history. He has written on film music for various periodicals, including Film Score Monthly and the Hungarian film journal Prizma, and is the author of liner notes for a number of film score recordings. Hubai's doctoral thesis was on the rejected film scores of composers outside the Hollywood system, focusing on the work of George Antheil, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Alexandre Tansman. He is an expert on the music of James Bond films and is currently at work on a book on the film music of Miklós Rózsa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781935247050 |
| ISBN 10 | 1935247050 |
| Title | Torn Music |
| Author | Gergely Hubai Hubai |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Silman-James Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2016-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 476 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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