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Ilan Eshkeri's Stardust
A Film Score Guide
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2013
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Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, Stardust (2007) was aninstant hit with fans of fantasy and science-fiction. The film follows the adventures of a young man who crosses through a gap in a wall which separates England from a magical kingdom. The fantastical atmosphere required by the narrative is maintained by the scale and grandeur of much of the musical score, written by rising British composer Ilan Eshkeri. Trained in the craft by composers Michael Kamen, Ed Shearmur, and Hans Zimmer, Eshkeri more than lived up to the task of producing music for one of his first feature films.
In Ilan Eshkeri’s Stardust: A Film Score Guide, Ian Sapiro carefully examines both Eshkeri’s music for the filmand the working habits of the composer himself. An introduction to Eshkeri establishes the context within which he developed as a film-score composer, followed by an analysis of his musical style and his scoring strategies, particularly for the film Stardust. Eshkeri’s collaborative partnerships with music producer Steve McLaughlin, contractor/conductor Andy Brown, orchestrator Robert Elhai, and copyist Vic Fraser are also discussed, in addition to Eshkeri’s relationship with Stardust director Matthew Vaughn. Eshkeri’s involvement in the musical identity of the film during the production phase is also evaluated, as are developments in the score in the context of a new conceptual model of film-score production in the UK.
With complete cooperation from Eshkeri, who provided the author privileged access to primary materials, Sapiro presents a unique look into the art of film scoring. The first detailed investigation of this composer and his music, Ilan Eshkeri’s Stardust: A Film Score Guide is sure to be of interest to film and music scholars and fans.
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-9165-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-9166-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
163
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CONTENTS No access
List of Figures No access
List of Tables No access
Editor’s Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Chapter 1 Eshkeri’s Musical and Filmic Background No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 2 Eshkeri’s Working Methods and Approach to Scoring No access Pages 15 - 46
Chapter 3 Critical Context of the Book, Film, and Narrative No access Pages 47 - 66
Chapter 4 Creation and Production of the Score No access Pages 67 - 92
Chapter 5 Analysis and Readings of the Score No access Pages 93 - 128
Notes No access Pages 129 - 144
Appendix No access Pages 145 - 146
Bibliography No access Pages 147 - 154
Index No access Pages 155 - 162
About the Author No access Pages 163 - 163
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