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Film Noir Foundation
Ep 8: Hollywood Nocturne -- Classic Film Noir Scores, with Steven C. Smith (Part 2)
54 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2017 at 12:07 pm.
Bernard Herrmann - Concerto Macabre Part 1
Part 2
Max Steiner - White Heat
Alfred Newman - Cry Of The City
Max Steiner - Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Mildred Pierce
Franz Waxman - Sunset Blvd
Dmitri Tiomkin - Angel Face
Bernard Herrmann - On Dangerous Ground
David Raksin - The Big Combo
Arthur Schwartz - The Band Wagon (MGM musical noir parody)
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Part 2 of our survey of film noir musical scores and their composers, with Emmy-nominated producer and author Steven C. Smith, covers the following composers and film scores:
Bernard Herrmann - Concerto Macabre Part 1 (
1:55), Part 2 (9:50), from Hangover Square
Max Steiner - White Heat (
18:55)
Alfred Newman - Cry Of The City (
22:20)
Max Steiner - Treasure of the Sierra Madre (
25:10), Mildred Pierce (27:25)
Franz Waxman - Sunset Blvd (
31:10)
Dmitri Tiomkin - Angel Face (
37:50)
Bernard Herrmann - On Dangerous Ground (
41:50)
David Raksin - The Big Combo (
47:00)
Arthur Schwartz - The Band Wagon (MGM musical noir parody) (
49:30)
NOIR CITY DC schedule and ticket info available here: http://afi.com/silver/films/2017/p83/headnotes.aspx#noir-city-dc
The FNF is co-presenting a screening of Gaslight at AFI Silver with a post-movie discussion panel on "gaslighting": https://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/m-0100000121
Steven C. Smith's "Bernard Herrmann and the Music of Desire: An essay on the Composer’s Noir soundtracks" from NOIR CITY #3: http://www.noircitymag.com/noir_city_3.html
A Heart At Fire's Center: The Life And Music Of Bernard Herrmann: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Fires-Center-Bernard-Herrmann/dp/0520229398
Woody Haut's "On The Down Beat: Investigating the Special Relationship Between Film Noir and Jazz" from NOIR CITY #15: http://www.noircitymag.com/noir_city_15.html
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Intro music: Theme from Kansas City Confidential, by Paul Sawtell.
Exit music: Theme from Chinatown, by Jerry Goldsmith.