Release Date

25 Feb, 2024

Runtime

00:53: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Hollywood film music has its roots in Europe. Three composers who fled war and National Socialism to the USA created the sound that still shapes film music today: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Steiner and Franz Waxman. In the early 20th century, these classically trained composers transformed the methods acquired in Vienna and Berlin into a new American art form: film music. They balanced the relationship between image and sound and developed techniques and dramaturgical tricks to achieve the greatest possible effect on the viewer. Their influence is visible in the work of contemporary US composers such as John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. Today, Oscar winner Hans Zimmer, Ramin Djawadi and Harold Faltermeyer continue this tradition. Their melodies are part of humanity's collective memory and reflect the combined traditions of European and American musical history. The documentary accompanies composers in their work and explores the European roots of Hollywood.

Original Title

Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood

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Actors

Hans Zimmer

Ramin Djawadi

Harold Faltermeyer

Cliff Eidelman

Bruce Botnick

Sam Schwartz

John W. Waxman

Steven C. Smith

Brendan G. Carroll

Lis Malina

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Franz Waxman

Jenny Winkler

Ralf Günter

Reinhold Joppich

Daniel Sprint

Massimo Tuveri

Volker Wolf

Stephan Wurfbaum

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