Midterm 2 Essays James Pham

The 1960’s were arguably the most influential years in American music’s history. The music helped connect people of all races, whom enjoyed visiting jazz-clubs in the early to mid-60s, to listen to the music and poetry performed by African-Americans. Much of the music from the 1960s also led to the creation and popularization of new genres and subgenres, such as rock-and-roll. These new music styles influenced the lifestyles of a large majority of Americans, particularly teenagers and young-adults, who mimicked the lifestyles of many stars of the time.

The 1950’s represent the beginning of the development of the music industry, as it is known today. It is from here on that the genre of ‘popular music’ existed and began to dominate the charts. Of course, there were acts that existed before the 50’s, and made a good name for them selves, acts like Bing Crosby, but it was in the 50’s that certain artists became household names, and idols to the masses.

The decade of the 1960s can be said to be a subversion of the United States. From the civil rights movements, anti-Vietnam war demonstration, Kennedy’s presidency, to the assassination of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, the impact of the surging social movements and political turmoils to the American society is extremely far-reaching. There has been a lot of researches on the various social movements in this period. However, people 's attention seems to be limited to another important cultural phenomenon of this period, that is the prosperity of rock & roll. This paper is intended to analyze the

“Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ” is centered on a man named Judah Ben Hur. Judah was a prince and merchant in Jerusalem and was accused of a crime that he didn’t commit. Hur had to go through trials and tribulations in order to survive and fight for the ones he loved. This film was intense, historically dramatic, and religious. The director of this film is William Wyler. Wyler centered the movie around a Jewish man, but also on a Christians prospective. Dennis Grunes stated in his article that “William Wyler made some excellent films (These Three, Jezebel, The Letter, The Best Years of Our Lives), but, following the estimable achievement of Friendly Persuasion (1956), which took the top prize at Cannes largely on the strength of blacklisted Michael Wilson’s

1940s- In the 1940s music in film entirely became Western Classical music. One of the most vital composer of all times is Bernard Hermann start exploring the true taste of film music. He broke many barriers and tradition to make music that supported his own film.

What factors lay behind the "upscaling" of Hollywood film genres during the 1950s? Identify the significant genres of the postwar period, and explain how each was affected by enhanced production values and increased thematic complexity.

Throughout history, music have defined or depicted the culture and social events in America. Music has constantly played an important role in constituting American culture, where people have expressed themselves through music during flourishing and turbulent times. In the 1930’s, Swing music created a platform for audiences to vent their emotions in the midst of Great Depression and political unrest. Such strong relationship between music and culture can be seen throughout history, especially in the sixties.

The tales of family betrayal, revenge, and reunited in one movie called Ben Hur. There are many versions of this movie, but this revue will be on the 1959 version directed by William Wyler and the cinematography Robert Surtees, and the 2016 version directed by Timur Bekmambetov and the cinematography Oliver Wood. In both movies a higher class Jewish family called Ben Hur from the biblical time. Got arrested by their adopted son Messala who is in the Roman army. Base in an attack on the Roman emperor Caesar. That Judah Ben Hur took the blame for in both movie to spare someone else, and his revenge against his brother Messala for condemning him to the galley and his own family to something much worse than death. I'll be taking and comparing both the 1959 and 2016 Ben Hur movies on it's special effects and the setting that they used in both movies. The reason for analysing both sittings and special effects in the two different versions is because they mainly work hand to hand with each other in movies.

In 1946, the American entertainment industry grew at a substantially rapid rate. The cause of this was the Post-World War II economic expansion. The Postwar era was filled with many different genres, and talented artists. It is argued to be one the most multifaceted, and dynamic eras in the history of American popular music. In the midst of the complexity, two women emerged into the genre of Rhythm and Blues.

In the modern music industry, it is common to witness the appearance and disappearance of new genres in what seems like an ‘overnight’ lapse of time. Emergence of different sub-styles has become increasingly popular over the past decade, especially considering the rise of pop music and now electronic dance. However despite the arrival of these specific and diverse new musical categories, the few historical genres that remain in tact stand as some of the most prominent and impactful types of music to be witnessed throughout time.

Ever since the introduction of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, the film musical has been a prominent genre. However, up until the end of the “Golden Age” of the film musical, the majority of these musical films produced were geared towards an adult audience to help raise morale during the depression, World War I, and

Music today as we all know is an expression of feelings and thoughts in a combination of sounds that make a pleasant melody. But, what if this melody is a soundtrack of a movie? The music is written as an accompaniment to the film rather than an independent listening and it is often a worthless activity to spend any precious listening time to it. This peculiar album, Music from the Motion Picture: The Pianist, released on December 4th of 2002, consists almost completely of a series of classical and some romantic compositions. It was created as a companion piece to the film, which is a sympathetic and moving portrayal of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman’s struggle for survival in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.

Essay Assignment Essay Assignment The question of whether or not to place high importance on film music is said to be in much debate. However, I disagree with this claim that there’s even a debate over if the musical score for a film can coincide with the classics of our history’s music.

I have always loved The Lord of The Rings trilogy, it has been my refuge, my playground, and my inspiration through the majority o my life. The music especially in the film as always touched me very deeply and has encouraged me in such a dramatic way that I myself am pursuing music, both performance and composition. Then beyond that, the film itself is a great source for my own personal aesthetic. Now, is this also the product of incredibly talented advertising and marketing, yes, for sure. However, it is undeniable that music and movies are irrevocable linked and have been linked since long before this paper will be examining. While music was and is very important to film making, the game was changed when Howard Shore masterfully composed his works for The Lord of The Rings. His music has had such and impact upon the nature of music in the media that it even perpetrates into video games. I would like to show a brief and surface level idea of the depth of his work, for I could not do him justice. Furthermore, I am positive that there are more composers who have had the same effect upon music and film in their own way, but in this I will focus upon him. In this paper, drawing upon the filmscore, academic journals, my own personal experiences, literature, and the composer's own word, I will argue that Howard Shore, through musical setting of The Lord of The Rings, used techniques similar to Wagner’s leitmotif and other musical techniques to create a precedent and standard for

The movie, Ben-Hur is a classical world film that represents the ancient Roman civilization. The film was directed by William Wyler as an epic historical drama movie in 1959. The main cast features Charlton Heston who plays the role of Judah Ben-Hur, Stephen Boyd as Messala, Jack Hawkins as Quintus Arrius, Haya Harareet as Esther and Hugh Griffith as Sheik Ilderim (Wallace 5).