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Max Steiner, a three-time Academy Award winner whose career spanned from the late 19th century in Vienna to Broadway in the 1920s and the golden era of Hollywood, revolutionized film music more than any other composer before him. Today, John Williams and other contemporary composers continue to draw upon the innovative techniques perfected by Steiner through his scores for iconic films like Casablanca, King Kong, Gone with the Wind, The Searchers, Now, Voyager, Astre-Rogers musicals, and over two hundred others.
Beyond his professional success, Steiner's personal life was marked by tumultuous times - born into an Austrian theatrical dynasty, he became one of Hollywood's highest-pd composers while struggling financially due to poor management, four marriages, and the actions of his emotionally troubled son. Yet, in his 71st year, despite being practically blind, he wrote what Billboard hled as the most successful instrumental single of that era: Theme from A Summer Place. Throughout his chaotic life, Steiner's quick wit and innate melody talent enabled him to collaborate with luminaries such as Johann Strauss Jr., Richard Strauss, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Oscar Hammerstein, David O. Selznick, Frank Sinatra, Frank Capra, among others.
This comprehensive biography sheds light on the previously untold story of a musical pioneer who helped create an essential new art form and a multibillion-dollar industry while crafting some of the most iconic scores in cinematic history.
Keywords: Film Music, Hollywood, Gone with the Wind, King Kong, Casablanca, Academy Award, Film Composer, Soundtrack Album, David O. Selznick, Warner Bros.
Collection: Oxford Scholarship Online
Content Outline:
Front Matter: Includes copyright page
Dedication
Foreword
Prologue
Part One: The Little Prince
Chapter 1: Elegant Revolutions
Chapter 2: Heir Apparent
Part Two: The Wanderer
Chapter 3: Come Over Here
Chapter 4: Strway to Paradise
Chapter 5: Roaring in the Twenties
Part Three: The Apprentice
Chapter 6: Where Does the Music Come From?
Chapter 7: Revolution
Chapter 8: Startling, Unusual Sensation
Chapter 9: Orchids in the Moonlight
Chapter 10: Working Night and Day
Part Four: Emperor
Chapter 11: Monarch of Sound
Chapter 12: Exodus
Chapter 13: Battles Won and Lost
Chapter 14: The Right Place to Be
Chapter 15: Fighting for Steiner
Chapter 16: The South Is Dead
Chapter 17: Breaking Point
Chapter 18: Voyage into Fog
Chapter 19: Yours, Herman Hupfeld
Chapter 20: Frank Sinatra's Collaborative Journey
Part Five: Legacy
Chapter 21: Posthumous Impact
Chapter 22: Influence on Future Composers
Epilogue: A retrospective view of Max Steiner's life and legacy in the context of modern music history.
Appix: Includes additional resources, a discography of Steiner’s film scores, historical context on the evolution of film music, and interviews with contemporary composers reflecting on Steiner's influence.
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