FILM MUSIC NOTES: Volume 4
(October 1944 to June 1945)
LEGEND: Asterisk (*) means article includes musical examples. Info in (parentheses) is the author of the article. Info in {curly brackets} is the composer connected with that article. If the composer and author are the same, there is a double bracket ({like this}). Info in [square brackets] is additional information about the article. Comments? Corrections? Questions? E-mail me via this link – Mr. Mike
FILM MUSIC NOTES – OCTOBER 1944 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 1
- Contents
- Foreword; News Items; Comments
- Letters from our Readers
- An Institute of Music in Contemporary Life (Naomi Reynolds)
- Afterthoughts (Sigmund Spaeth)
- Notes on the Forthcoming Production of "Brazil" (Margery Morrison)
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: Dragon Seed (Herbert Stothart); The Seventh Cross (Roy Webb); Arsenic and Old Lace (Max Steiner); Wilson (Alfred Wilson); Since You Went Away (Max Steiner); Kismet (Herbert Stothart); Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (Irvin Talbot); Mrs. Parkington (Bronislau Kaper); And Now Tomorrow (Victor Young); The Climax (Edward Ward); Janie (Heinz Roemheld; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); Step Lively (Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); The Great Mr. Handel; Till We Meet Again (David Buttolph); San Diego I Love You (Don George, mus. dir.); Attack: The Battle for New Britain; Mademoiselle Fifi (Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); Marriage is a Private Affair (Bronislau Kaper); My Pal Wolf (Leigh Harline); Minstrel Man (Ferde Grofe); Mr. Winkle Goes to War (Carmen Dragon & Paul Sawtell); Hail the Conquering Hero (Werner Heyann); The Doughgirls (Adolph Deutsch); Bride By Mistake (Roy Webb; Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); Casanova Brown (Arthur Lange); I Love A Soldier (Robert Emmett Dolan); The Merry Monahans (Hans Salter); An American Romance (Louis Gruenberg). (Various other films).
- Biography of Roy Webb
- Excerpt from Seventh Cross* {Webb}
- Biography of Adolph Deutsch
- Excerpts from The Mask of Dimitrios* {Deutsch}
FILM MUSIC NOTES – NOVEMBER 1944 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2
- Foreword; Contents
- News Items; Comments
- Letters From Our Readers
- Film Music Forum
- A Few Words About the Music in the Film Wilson (Constance Purdy)
- Talk Delivered by the Composer, William Lava, on the Music Scoring for Warner Bros. Short Subject I Won't Play
- An Institute of Music in Contemporary Life (Naomi Reynolds, continued from October issue)
- Musicians' Congress
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: In the Meantime, Darling (David Buttolph); Frenchman's Creek (Victor Young); Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Alfred Newman & Charles Henderson, mus. dirs.); The Princess and the Pirate (David Rose); Bluebeard (Leo Erdody, mus. dir.); To Have and Have Not (Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); The Man in Half Moon Street (Miklós Rózsa); Meet Me in St. Louis (Georgie Stoll, mus. dir.); Something for the Boys (Emil Newman & Charles Henderson, mus. dirs.); Dark Waters (Miklós Rózsa); Laura (David Raksin; Emil Newman, mus. dir.); The Conspirators (Leo Forbstein, mus. dir; Leonard Raab, arrangements); When the Lights Go On Again (Franke Harling); The Very Thought of You (Franz Waxman; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); None But the Lonely Heart (Hanns Eisler); The Woman in the Window (Arthur Lange); Ministry of Fear (Victor Young); Bowery to Broadway (Edward Ward); Brazil. (Ary Barroso; Walter Scharf, mus. dir.).
- Biography of Edward Ward
- Excerpts from Magic Voice* {Edward Ward}
- Biography of Bronislau Kaper
- Excerpts from Mrs. Parkington*: The Bee {Bronislau Kaper}
FILM MUSIC NOTES – DECEMBER 1944 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 3
- Foreword; Contents
- News Items; Comments
- Letters From Our Readers
- About Film Scores (Arthur Kleiner, Museum of Modern Art)
- Synchronization (Constance Purdy)
- An Institute of Music in Contemporary Art (Naomi Reynolds, conclusion)
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: Target For Today; V-1 (); Enter Arsene Lupin (Milton Rosen); The Thin Man Goes Home (David Snell); Winged Victory (Sergeant David Rose); Hollywood Canteen (Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); They Met in Moscow (V. Gussev & T. Krennikov); Together Again (Werner Heymann; Morris Stoloff, mus. dir.); Blonde Fever (Nathaniel Shilkret); Tomorrow the World (Ann Ronell); Three is a Family (Werner Heymann); Sergeant Mike (Mischa Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); Belle of the Yukon (Arthur Lange); Experiment Perilous (Roy Webb).
- Music in Cartoons (Scott Bradley, talk given at The Music Forum, October 28, 1944)
- Biography of Scott Bradley
- Excerpts from Cartoon Music* {Scott Bradley}
FILM MUSIC NOTES – JANUARY 1945 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4
- Contents
- Foreword; News Items; Comments
Afterthoughts (Sigmund Spaeth) - How to Listen to Film Music (Margery Morrison, a talk at Music Educators' Panel on Visual Education at USC, December 9th)
- The Language of Music
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (Alfred Newman); The Birth of the B-29; The Falcon in Hollywood (Constantin Bakaleinikoff); National Velvet (Herbert Stothart); Destiny (Frank Skinner & Alexandre Tansman); Music for Millions (Georgie Stoll, mus. dir.); Can't Help Singing (Hans Salter; songs by Jerome Kern); The Keys of the Kingdom (Alfred Newman); The Suspect (Frank Skinner); Guest in the House (Werner Janssen); Here Come the Waves (Robert Emmett Dolan); I'll Be Seeing You (Daniele Amfitheatrof); Pagliacci (Leoncavallo); Leningrad Music Hall..
- Biography of Werner Richard Heymann
- Together Again (Main Title)* {Werner Heymann)
FILM MUSIC NOTES – FEBRUARY 1945 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 5
- Contents
- Foreword; News Items; Comments
- A Musician's Fan Mail [to Korngold]
- Music of the Motion Pictures (William C. Hartshorn)
- Interview with Roy Webb (Constance Purdy)
- What part can and should the music educator play in his relation to young people and the music in the films?
- Opinions on the Future of Film Music
- Academy Award Nominations for Music: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture; Best Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture; Best Original Song
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: A Song to Remember (Miklós Rózsa, adaptation; Morris Stolff, mus. dir.) Air Pattern - Pacific (Gail Kubik); Dangerous Passage (Alexander Laszlo); The Fighting Lady (David Buttolph; Alfred Newman, mus. dir.); Gentle Annie (David Snell); Grissly's Millions (Morton Scott); Hangover Square (Bernard Herrmann); Lake Placid Serenade (Walter Scharf); Mr. Emmanuel (Mischa Spoliansky); Murder, My Sweet (Roy Webb); Objective, Burma (Franz Waxman; Leo Forstein, mus. dir.); Roughly Speaking (Max Steiner; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); She Gets Her Man (Frank Skinner); Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (Cyril Mockrdge; Emil Newman, mus. dir.); The Unseen (Ernst Toch).
- Biography of Alfred Newman
- Keys of the Kingdom* "The Operation" {Alfred Newman}
FILM MUSIC NOTES – MARCH 1945 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 6
- Contents
- Foreword; News Items; Comments
- A Musician's Fan Mail (to Stothart, courtesy M-G-M)
- Afterthoughts (Sigmund Spaeth)
- A Film Program for Music Clubs and Classes (Sigmund Spaeth)
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Alfred Newman); Betrayal From the East (Roy Webb); Bring on the Girls (Jimmy McHugh & Harold Adamson); Delightfully Dangerous (Morton Gould); The Enchanted Cottage (Roy Webb; Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); God is My Co-Pilot (Franz Waxman; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); It's A Pleasure (Arthur Lange); It's in the Bag (Werner Heymann); Pan-Americana (Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); The Picture of Dorian Gray (Herbert Stothart); Salty O'Rourke (Robert Emmett Dolan); See My Lawyer (Hans Salter); Strange Illusion (Leo Erdody); Tonight and Every Night (Jule Styne; Morris Stoloff, mus. dir.); On Approval (William Alwyn; Muir Mathieson, mus. dir.); Hotel Berlin (Franz Waxman; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.).
- Pattern For Mystery (Roy Webb)
FILM MUSIC NOTES – APRIL 1945 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 7
- Contents
- Foreword
- Forthcoming Musicals
- News Items; Comments
- A Musician's Fan Mail [to Max Steiner]
- For the Attention of Music Clubs (Sigmund Spaeth)
- A Music Library in a Motion Picture Studio (Monachus Minor, from The Score)
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: Hotel Berlin (Franz Waxman; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); The Affairs of Susan (Friedrich Hollaender); Sudan (Milton Rosen); Earl Carroll Vanities (Walter Kent & Kim Gannon; Walter Scharf, mus. dir.); Back to Normal; Colonel Blimp (Allan Gray); Without Love (Bronislau Kaper); High Powered (Alexander Laszlo); A Royal Scandal (Alfred Newman); The Three Caballeros (Charles Wolcott, Paul J. Smith & Edward Plumb); The Corn is Green (Max Steiner; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); The Horn Blows at Midnight (Franz Waxman); Dillinger (Dimitri Tiomkin).
- Notes on the Life and Works of Max Steiner
- The Corn is Green*, Main Title {Max Steiner}
- Themes from Guest in the House* {Werner Janssen}
FILM MUSIC NOTES – MAY 1945 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 8
- Contents
- Foreword
- News Items; Comments
- Afterthoughts (Sigmund Spaeth)
- A Music Library in a Motion Picture Studio (Monachus Minor, from The Score)
- Motion Pictures Seek New Musical Paths (Isabel Morse Jones, Music Editor, Los Angeles Times)
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: The Phantom of 42nd Street (Karl Hajos); Counter-Attack (Louis Gruenberg); The Valley of Decision (Herbert Stothart); The Lady Confesses (Loe Zahler); I'll Remember April (Edgar Fairchild, mus. dir.); Those Endearing Young Charms (Roy Webb); Wonder Man (Louis Forbes, mus. dir; Ray Heindorf, cond.); Patrick the Great (Hans Salter); A Medal for Benny (Victor Young); Salome, Where She Danced (Edward Ward); China Sky (Leigh Harline; Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); Honeymoon Ahead (Ray Sinatra); Son of Lassie (Herbert Stothart); The Southerner (Werner Janssen); The Brighton Strangler (Leigh Harline; Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.)
- Notes on Louis Gruenberg
- Excerpts from Counterattack*, Tanks for the Rescue {Louis Gruenberg}
FILM MUSIC NOTES – JUNE 1945 – VOLUME 4, NUMBER 9
- Contents
- Foreword; News Items; Comments
- Notes on May Music Forum
- Film Music News from Britain (John Huntley)
- Choral Music in Motion Pictures (Charles Henderson)
- Cinematics (Margery Morrison)
- The Use of Films in Santa Barbara City Schools (Josephine Murray)
- Fresno Conference: Report of the Committee on Audio-Visual Aids, Materials and Techniques (Alberta Carlson)
- Film Music Appreciation in Junior and Senior Hitgh Schools of Greater Cleveland (Mrs. William Roger Thomas)
- Rhapsody in Blue (The Story of George Gershwin -- A Musical Study Outline of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture for Clubs and Classes) (Sigmund Spaeth)
- Recent Films Containing Excerpts from Standard Works
- Best Pictures of the Year from a Musical Point of View
- Reviews of Current Motion Pictures from the Viewpoint of Music Interest: Blood on the Sun (Miklós Rózsa); Thrill of a Romance (Georgie Stoll, mus. dir.; Michel Michelet, incidental music); Out of This World (Victor Young, mus. dir.); Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (Alfred Newman & Charles Henderson, mus. dirs.; Mack Gordon & Harry Warren, lyrics & music); That's the Spirit (Hans Salter); Pillow to Post (Fredrick Hollander); Twice Blessed (David Snell, mus. dir.); The Silver Fleet (Allan Gray); China's Little Devils (Dimitri Tiomkin); Divorce (Edward Kay); Back to Bataan (Roy Webb; Constantin Bakaleinikoff, mus. dir.); Where Do We Go From Here (Emil Newman & Charles Henderson); Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.); Nob Hill (Emil Newman & Charles Henderson, mus. dirs.); Along Came Jones (Arthur Lange); Incendiary Blonde (Robert Emmett Dolan, mus. dir.); Conflict (Frederick Hollander; Leo Forbstein, mus. dir.)
- Victor Young
- A Model For Benny*, Love Theme {Victor Young}
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