Love and Music in Singin’ in the Rain
From one point of view, the classic 1952 film musical Singin’ in the Rain is a comical take on Hollywood’s transition from the silent to the sound era in the […]
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Diegetic Music, Non-Diegetic Music, and “Source Scoring”
In most analyses, how film music is used is divided into two categories: diegetic and non-diegetic. Diegetic music is understood to emanate from a source in the fictional narrative or
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John Williams Themes, Part 6 of 6: Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or in the U.S., Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) was the first in the series of seven fantasy novels that chronicle the adventures
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John Williams Themes, Part 5 of 6: Theme from Jurassic Park
Upon its release in 1993, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park became what was then the highest grossing film of all time, earning over $900 million at the box office. Its realistic
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John Williams Themes, Part 4 of 6: The Raiders March (Indiana Jones’ Theme)
Ever since its first appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Raiders March has been such a recognizable symbol of Indiana Jones that we associate it with the character
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John Williams Themes, Part 3 of 6: The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)
The Imperial March, or “Darth Vader’s Theme”, is one of the most pervasive and well-liked themes in John Williams’ Star Wars scores. Even so, the truth is that it was
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