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Louis and Bebe Barron's Forbidden Planet
A Film Score Guide
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2005
Summary
Forbidden Planet is a product of the MGM studio, which at the time of the production of this film was hardly in the business of making science-fiction films. Originally planned as a "B" picture, the 1956 Forbidden Planet was praised for its spectacular special effects and brilliant color cinematography. The plot practically tingles with sexual innuendo and the dialogue is rich in references to Freudian psychology. However, in spite of all this, the film was marketed to a juvenile audience.
Notwithstanding its uncommon look and "feel," perhaps the most unusual aspect of the film is the way it sounds. Never before had a major Hollywood effort utilized a score generated entirely by electronic means, yet seldom does one find commentary on how Louis and Bebe Barron's score again and again challenges Hollywood norms.
In addition to placing the composers and film in historical context, James Wierzbicki's study offers a deep and thorough analysis of not only the music as used in the film, but also of the decontextualized music as presented by the Barrons on the 1977 "original soundtrack album." The text is generously illustrated with transcriptions and graphs, and can serve as a model for the examination of other extended works of electronic music for which no written score has ever existed.
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Copyright year
2005
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-5670-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-6943-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
185
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Table of Contents No access
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Editor's Foreword No access
Preface No access
Chapter 1: Origins and Connections No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter 2: Compositional Techniques No access Pages 17 - 42
Chapter 3: Historical and Critical Contexts No access Pages 43 - 62
Chapter 4: The Music No access Pages 63 - 98
Chapter 5: The Film Score No access Pages 99 - 154
Notes No access Pages 155 - 174
Bibliography No access Pages 175 - 178
Index No access Pages 179 - 184
About the Author No access Pages 185 - 185
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