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Beschreibung
Charlie Chaplin the actor is universally synonymous with his beloved Tramp character. Chaplin the director is considered one of the great auteurs and innovators of cinema history. Less well known is Chaplin the composer, whose instrumental theme for Modern Times (1936) later became the popular standard "Smile," a Billboard hit for Nat "King" Cole in 1954.
Chaplin was prolific yet could not read or write music. It took a rotating cast of talented musicians to translate his unorthodox humming, off-key singing, and amateur piano and violin playing into the singular orchestral vision he heard in his head.
Drawing on numerous transcriptions from 60 years of original scores, this comprehensive study reveals the untold story of Chaplin the composer and the string of famous (and not-so-famous) musicians he employed, giving fresh insight into his films and shedding new light on the man behind the icon.
Charlie Chaplin the actor is universally synonymous with his beloved Tramp character. Chaplin the director is considered one of the great auteurs and innovators of cinema history. Less well known is Chaplin the composer, whose instrumental theme for Modern Times (1936) later became the popular standard "Smile," a Billboard hit for Nat "King" Cole in 1954.
Chaplin was prolific yet could not read or write music. It took a rotating cast of talented musicians to translate his unorthodox humming, off-key singing, and amateur piano and violin playing into the singular orchestral vision he heard in his head.
Drawing on numerous transcriptions from 60 years of original scores, this comprehensive study reveals the untold story of Chaplin the composer and the string of famous (and not-so-famous) musicians he employed, giving fresh insight into his films and shedding new light on the man behind the icon.
Über den Autor
Jim Lochner is an arts journalist based in Denver. His music and lyrics have appeared in shows for TADA! Youth Theater, and he has written extensively on film music for Film Score Monthly and FSM Online, and for the record labels Varese Sarabande, Intrada, La-La Land Records, Quartet Records, and Disques Cinemusique.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Copyright Notices

Preface

Introduction-And the Winners Are...

1: Music First Entered My Soul

2: Chaplinitis

3: The Sound of Silents

4: Who'll Buy My Violets?

5: Charlie + The Machine

6: Hope Springs Eternal

7: Valse Mange

8: Tango Bitterness

9: Awakening

10: Chaplin Charts

11: Now That It's Ended

12: Flat Feet

13: This Is My Song

14: The Sound of Silents Reprise

Epilogue: Time Is the Great Author

Appendix A: Timeline

Appendix B: Cue Sheets

The Kid (1921 Compilation Score) delete378A Woman of Paris (1923 Original Compilation Score) delete378A Woman of Paris (1923 Revised Compilation Score Cue Sheet) delete379The Gold Rush (1925 Compilation Score) delete380The Gold Rush (1925 Cue Sheet) delete380The Circus (1928 Compilation Score) delete382The Circus (1928 Cue Sheet) delete383City Lights (Original Cue Sheet, 1931) delete384City Lights (Revised Cue Sheet, July 1972) delete385Modern Times delete387The Great Dictator delete388The Gold Rush (1942 Score) delete389Monsieur Verdoux delete390Limelight (Handwritten Cue Sheet) delete390Limelight (1972 Cue Sheet) delete391A King in New York (Handwritten Cue Sheet) delete392A King in New York (Official Cue Sheet) delete392The Chaplin Revue delete393-A Dog's Life delete393; Shoulder Arms delete393; The Pilgrim delete393; The Pilgrim (1922 Cue Sheet) delete394; The Pilgrim (UK Cue Sheet) delete394; Shoulder Arms (1927 Reissue Cue Sheet) delete395A Countess from Hong Kong delete396The Circus (1968 Score) delete396The Kid (1972 Score) delete397The Idle Class delete397Pay Day delete397A Day's Pleasure delete397Sunnyside delete398A Woman of Paris (1976 Score)

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786496112
ISBN-10: 0786496118
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lochner, Jim
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Jim Lochner
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.10.2018
Gewicht: 0,844 kg
Artikel-ID: 124104888