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How the West was sung : music in the Westerns of John Ford /
Provides a comprehensive analysis of Ford's use of music in his iconic westerns. Covering a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, this book explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music. It states tha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. How the West Was Sung: Music in the Life and Films of John Ford; 2. Hearing the Music in John Ford's Silents: The Iron Horse and 3 Bad Men; 3. "Based on American Folk Songs": Scoring the West in Stagecoach; 4. Two Fordian Film Scores: My Darling Clementine and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; 5. "Western as Hell": 3 Godfathers and Wagon Master; 6. "The Girl I Left Behind Me": Men, Women, and Ireland in the Cavalry Trilogy; 7. "What Makes a Man to Wander": The Searchers; 8. In the Shadow of The Searchers: Two Rode Together and Sergeant Rutledge.