MUSIC246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: David O. Selznick, Classical Music, Max Steiner
28 Aug 2015
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Born in vienna city of musicians, middle class, father owned an opera theatre. Formally trained in the tradition of european classical music. Child prodigy-conducting in theatre by 12- touring as a conductor by 16. One of his teachers was gustav mahler. Also worked as composer and conductor of music for stage in england. Facing deportation because of wwi & comes to us in 1914. Worked on broadway for 15 years in new york. Invited to hollywood in 1929 ( rst wave of lm musicals),rio rita. David selznick, at rko recognized that more music might be good, so selznick came to steiner and got hit o make music for some lms. (1932) symphony of 6 million, and bird of paradise. Steiner composed for them and literally had classical music throughout the entire two lms. Worried that it would be a op because of the truly lame special effects. Steiner asked to compile score from previous classical music.
