RE: More important than the imagery in terms of manipulating the audience

Ok lets start with my favorite studio, Universal Pictures. I happen to be a Universal Pictures devotee (from the IMP days to 1936 when the Laemmles were forced out) and Laemmle family historian. That being said.....where to start? An excellent place would be with composer Heinz Roemheld..who working in a theater in Milwaukee composing music (for the pit orchestra)for the Universal film The Phantom of The Opera. Universal head Carl Laemmle, Sr liked what he heard and offered the young composer a position in Berlin at another Laemmle theatre..........shortly thereafter Roemheld was brought to California to head the music dept........he eschewed the usual Tin Pan Alley tune smiths, instead embracing the classical masters and their standard repertoire......Liszt, Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven and others........listen to most of Universals product during the 1930's.......and one will hear snippets of the great masters.

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Topic - How important is it? - neillipes628 07:37:38 01/30/13 (17)

How about for full length silent movies? - eppis1 08:49:07 02/02/13 (0)

Two words - Fellini and Rota nt - Victor Khomenko 19:23:36 01/31/13 (0)

It depends on the movie. - sbrians 12:52:49 01/31/13 (0)

Williams 'Jaws' score was half the movie.....so it is important. * - mr grits 19:20:18 01/30/13 (4)

Same for Blade Runner - Deckard 14:56:03 02/05/13 (0)

That came out a wee bit later than the OP's target period... - musetap 21:03:03 01/30/13 (2)

How would I know since no silent movie soundtracks exist? - mr grits 10:23:41 01/31/13 (1)

Soundtracks were never mentioned in the OP... - musetap 12:45:04 01/31/13 (0)

More important than the imagery in terms of manipulating the audience - Jazz Inmate 15:06:48 01/30/13 (1)

RE: More important than the imagery in terms of manipulating the audience - neillipes628 16:46:59 01/30/13 (0)

It can add to my enjoyment of a film, but very very very rare that's it's worth listening to independently. - Enophile 11:31:26 01/30/13 (5)

The LOTR scores are worh listening to by themselves... - rlw 12:18:45 01/31/13 (1)

I wish Jackson spent a bit less effort on the effects and a bit more on the characters' relationships NT - Jazz Inmate 16:29:04 01/31/13 (0)

There are really great composers devoted to film . . . - mr grits 10:26:34 01/31/13 (0)

Not so in the case of Local Heroes (Knopfler), Straight Story (Badalamenti), Cat People (Moroder) - Road Warrior 06:38:26 01/31/13 (0)

RE:Funny, just watched Appalosa again ... - Jeff Starrs 00:19:59 01/31/13 (0)

Well, how about it? nt - tinear 07:38:20 01/30/13 (0)

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