Orchestral Incidental Music at the Movies – How 19th Century Orchestral Style was Alive & Well in Film Music of the 20th Century Presented by Max Morley, Spring 2017

Dr. Max Morley retired from the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University in 2010. He held three positions at SFA: 20 years as trumpet specialist; 15 years in Arts Programming and Development; and five years teaching music history and literature. He holds the degrees, Bachelor of Music (BM), Master of Music (MM), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), from the University of North Texas.

Did “classical” music composition disappear in the 20th century? My class will show how 19th century classical orchestral style was alive & well in the American movies of the 20th century. I will present a lecture-audio-visual program of orchestral incidental music in the movies from 1927 to the present. It will feature brief discussions of 30 composers and 90 orchestral excerpts from 60 films. Expect to hear high quality orchestral music that sounds familiar, but the title may elude you. See if you can name the movie’s title by viewing screen-shots and movie stars while identifying the music. Movie-buffs may expect to do well.

The following movies are included in the presentation, Spring 2017:

Year Title Composer Academy American Award Film Institute

1933 King Kong Max Steiner AFI 13 1935 Captain Blood Erich Korngold Oscar 1937 The Prince and the Pauper Erich Korngold 1939 Gone With the Wind Max Steiner AFI 2 1940 Philadelphia Story Franz Waxman 1940 Sea Hawk Erich Korngold 1940 The Mark of Zorro Alfred Newman 1941 Citizen Kane Bernard Herrmann 1942 Now, Voyager Max Steiner Oscar 1943 The Song of Bernadette Alfred Newman Oscar 1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Bernard Herrmann 1950 Sunset Boulevard Franz Waxman Oscar AFI 16 1951 A Place in the Sun Franz Waxman Oscar 1952 High Noon Dimitri Tiomkin AFI 10 1955 Love is a Many Splendored Thing Alfred Newman Oscar 1955 Rebel Without a Cause Leonard Rosenman 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much Bernard Herrmann 1957 Peyton Place Franz Waxman 1958 The Big Country Jerry Moross 1958 Vertigo Bernard Herrmann AFI 12 1959 Ben Hur Miklós Rózsa Oscar AFI 21 1959 North by Northwest Bernard Herrmann 1960 The Magnificent Seven Elmer Bernstein AFI 8 1960 The Alamo Dimitri Tiomkin 1962 How the West Was Won Alfred Newman AFI 25 1962 Lawrence of Arabia Maurice Jarre Oscar AFI 3 1962 Psycho Bernard Herrmann AFI 4 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird Elmer Bernstein AFI 17 1962-1987 Twelve James Bond Movies John Barry 1963 The Pink Panther Henry Mancini 1965 Doctor Zhivago Maurice Jarre Oscar 1968 The Lion in Winter John Barry Oscar 1972 The Cowboys John Williams 1972 The Godfather Trilogy Nino Rota 1975 Jaws John Williams Oscar AFI 6 1977-2005 Six Star Wars Movies John Williams Oscar AFI 1 1978 Superman John Williams 1981-2008 Four Indiana Jones Movies John Williams 1982 E. T., The Extra-Terrestrial John Williams Oscar AFI 14 1984 A Passage to India Maurice Jarre Oscar 1985 Out of Africa John Barry Oscar AFI 15 1985-1990 Three Back to the Future Movies Alan Silvestri 1986 The Mission Ennio Morricone AFI 23 1987 The Untouchables Ennio Morricone 1993 Rudy Jerry Goldsmith 1993 Schindler’s List John Williams Oscar 1994 Legends of the Fall James Horner 1996- Star Trek Movies Jerry Goldsmith 1997 Titanic James Horner Oscar 2000 Gone in 60 Seconds Ian Ball & Trevor Rabin 2001 Planet of the Apes Danny Elfman 2001 Spiderman Danny Elfman 2001-2003 The Lord of the Rings Howard Shore Oscar 2001-2011 Eight Harry Potter Movies John Williams 2002-2007 The Bourne Identity John Powell 2007 Atonement Dario Marianelli Oscar 2011 War Horse John Williams 2011 Jane Eyre Dario Marianelli 2015 The Martian Harry Gregson-Williams 2015 Star Wars, The Force Awakens John Williams