MUSIC246 Lecture Notes - Dances With Wolves, Monty Norman, Thematic Transformation
14 Dec 2022
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Turned to pop music in his 20s. By early 1960s is a well-known british pop musician. Composed the music for 11 james bond films. Won 5 academy awards including: born free (1967), out of. West coast studied with rosza at usc. Starts working at cbs radio in 1950. Sparse score (less than 40 minutes) for a 3 hour film. Music focuses on the character of patton. Use of electronic processing on orchestral instruments. Sound cloud" as they arrive at the battlefield. Note the use of the electronic echo on the trumpet. Hymn theme enters as patton says two thousand years ago" christian reference to the time of christ. Montage blending of all three themes. March theme accompanies patton and advancing troops. Reincarnation theme when we see the list of german casualties. Planet of the apes (1968) social and political critique blend of orchestral instruments with elements such as animal horns and mixing bowls.
