Score: A Film Music Documentary

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Score: A Film Music Documentary

7.5 | 1h34m | PG | en | Documentary

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.

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7.5 | 1h34m | PG | en | Documentary , Music | More Info

Released: June. 16,2017 | Released Producted By: Epicleff Media , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.score-movie.com

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Cast

Hans Zimmer , Danny Elfman , Quincy Jones

Director

Kenny Holmes

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Cast

Hans Zimmer

as Self

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Danny Elfman

as Self

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Quincy Jones

as Self

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Reviews

davedavidedwards A wonderful film, that hits all the right beats and evokes an often overlooked but key part of the production process.An utterly charming documentary.

spgreen-36239 I enjoyed the background and interviews, but wanted more. I can't believe John Carpenter was not included. I am not sure if he is being slighted by Hollywood for doing his own thing, but he deserved to be included. Another slight was the recently deceased Johann Johannsson. Johann was one of the most innovative modern film composers and will be deeply missed. I also wished they would have revisited the guy with the Piano in the valley to see what he did with that unique set up.

rzajac I figured this'd be a study of film music with breadth and depth, but it was largely a silly parade of people spouting film music frippery, interwoven with clips and so forth. Subjective takes on the effect this or that bit of film music had on a cavalcade of talking heads is NOT worth sitting through.Yes, every now and then there's something of objective value, so I give the flick a few stars.If you have some musical knowledge or are interesting in backstories of film-scorers experiences, look elsewhere.

fitzfilm This well made documentary focuses on only half of the story, and the eras it celebrates are so hyper-reverential toward John Williams and a few others that it becomes one of those "Hollywood scratches its own back" movies. There's a staggering overabundance of minutiae on current methods and the middling films the composers are working on at the time of their interviews - and it gets boring. Filmmaker Matt Schrader skips from silent films over the most important film composers and arrangers of the 1930's, 40's and 50's - the same composers that the current crop stand on the shoulders of often without knowing it. Schrader's greatest sin is that he barely touches on Alfred Newman and Max Frickin' Steiner, only brushes on Bernard Herrmann and then TOTALLY forgets to illustrate the genius of the MGM sound (Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Miklos Rosa, Alexander Courage to name only a few.) Also, MGM nee Sony's Stage One recording stage - still one of the greatest ever.Then there's Paramount, RKO, all of the Warner Bros. composers that go unmentioned and uncelebrated. This HUGE gap in the story of the film composers is evidence that Schrader was pandering to his heroes and showing his limited knowledge of the subject matter in the long view.Without the inclusion of the heart of the story, this movie gets a 5. Schrader - DO YOUR HOMEWORK!