James Horner James Horner was a composer who made soundtracks for some of our favorite movies. He was born on August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California. James sadly died on June 22, 2015 in Los Padres National Park, California. He had a brother named Christopher. His father was a two- time Oscar winner. Horner provided music for James Cameron’s Titanic. He got his musical training from the Royal College of Music in London, The University of Southern California, and The University of California Los Angeles. That is a quick introduction of James Horner. James Horner was an amazing composer in the contemporary era. He wrote music for movies such as Titanic,
Star Trek, Aliens, Battle Beyond the Stars, and Avatar. Since he was an Oscar winner, I think his father inspired him to become a composer. Horner won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. James Horner did many soundtracks for amazing movie, won many awards, and had the right person to inspire him to do it. James Horner wrote music for many movies, but his most popular one is Titanic. He has many trademarks such as he uses a chorus or a soloist and he represents villians with a four-note motif. His most awarded composition is from Titanic. Horner writes film score movies. He likes to use a shakuhachi which is a Japanese flute. James uses a Middle-Eastern feel to his music. Horner used a sad emotion is most of his songs. James Horner uses a lot of different ways to write his music. Song James Horner was most popular for his songs. The song above is Death of Titanic. This song has many emotions from the when the boat was sinking. I think it told how fearful the passengers on the boat were. It was breathtaking! James Horner can write an amazing song! James Horner did some astonishing music. I never realized how big of a role music took in movies, but James Horner helped me see that. In conclusion, James Horner was an amazing composer in the contemporary era who brought the light to some of our favorite movies.
Jarrod J. Rein is an eighteen-year-old with dark brown hair and brown eyes to match the brown arid dirt of Piedmont, Oklahoma. His skin is a smooth warm tan glow that opposes his white smile making his teeth look like snow. Standing a great height of six foot exactly, his structure resembles a bear. He is attending Piedmont high school where he in his last year of high school (senior year). He is studying to be a forensics anthropologist. Also he is studying early in the field of anatomy to be successful in his profession. While not always on the rise for knowledge Jarrod’s swimming for his high school. In a sense it’s like you see double.
When you think your average baseball player, what do you think of? The player usually has all of his arms, legs, and no physical disabilities. Anyone who plays baseball would think it is hard to imagine that a person born without a right arm is able to play the game and let only be able to be a pitcher. Jim Abbott faces all the odds and has ten-year career in the major leagues. Abbott had to faces many obstacles throughout life and his playing career. Jim Abbott grew up being picked on since he didn’t have a right arm. When Abbott was younger he would use a steel hook as right hand and other children were afraid of him. Also, they called him names like Mr. Hook.
The film soundtrack was an important element in creating the juxtaposed world that Taymor desired. Taymor selected Elliot Goldenfall, a veteran composer for the stage and screen whom she had known for twenty years, to head the scoring. Their long association served them well in this endeavor - the final film score was both stunning and effective in combining ancient and modern musical elements. Goldenfall manipulated four main musical styles to score the film (symphonic, jazz, hard rock, and aria), and each style represented particular emotions.
George Ohr was a mysterious and odd man. He was born in Bolixi, Mississippi July 12, 1857. His origins are from German. Meaning his parents were German immigrants who came to the United States. George Ohr was interested in various many other trades before finally learning about ceramics. He then became interested. He was an educated clay maker learning in New Orleans from a man named Joseph Meyer (“Wikipedia Contributors, George E. Ohr”).
To fully understand the relationship between a filmmaker and a composer, it is helpful to take a closer look at the filmmaker’s position towards music in film in general; these can of course differ substantially from one director to another. It seems, one must think, that the complete narrative and emotive potential of film music is not yet fully recognized and appreciated in many film produc...
Neville Thomas was born under the palm tree on 28th March, 1922 on Ukerebagh Island in the Tweed River in the Northern New South Wales. He was the second son of Henry Bonner, an English migrant and Julia Rebecca, an Aboriginal from Jagera people. Henry deserted Julia when Neville Thomas was a small boy. After that Bonner moved to another Aboriginal place, Lismore with his mother where she met Frank Randell, who was her de-facto relation and Bonner’s step father.
Director Nicholas Ray was lucky to have a talented composer create an original score for Rebel Without A Cause. Leonard Rosenman was born in 1924 and studied music in New York and Europe. His work as a film composer and arranger is very traditional, and has been regarded by some music critics as "insignificant." However, Rosenman received Academy Awards and Oscar nominations for his work. Along with film scores, Rosenman wrote theme music and scores for numerous television shows. The score in Rebel Without A Cause is much like another film starring James Dean, East of Eden.
...lassical composers, I applaud this man for his creativity, style, but most of all for the great contribution he has made to the music and film world.
Charles Searles is an African-American artist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1937. The second son of a total of eight children, Searles main focus as a child was becoming an artist. Searles' mother encouraged and equipped Charles with tools to continue his passions while he grew up. Charles went to Salsburger High School, all the while working as a carpenter for his father. During his young adult life, he went to the armed forces to be able to help raise his family. Searles went for his undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania in 1973. In 1974, he graduated the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with honors accomplishments. Around this time, Charles received the Cresson Medal scholarship to travel to Amsterdam. Searles also received the Ware Memorial Traveling Scholarship, where he was the first student to use the grant to travel to Africa.
The music, which was composed and conducted by Thomas Newman also includes orchestrations by Thomas Pasatieri. Featured musical soloists include George Doering, Michael Fisher, Rick Cox, Sid Paige, Steve Kujala, Jon Clarke, George Budd, and Bill Bernstein.
Musical theater is a very difficult profession in which to make a living. Most composers of musicals only create one good musical and are unable to create any more. Not Andrew Lloyd Webber! He is not like any of those composers. Andrew Lloyd Webber is a successful composer due to his variety of appeal to diverse audiences. Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer who used rock-based compositions to revitalize British and American musical theater in the late 20th century. Lloyd Webber has had many great hits during his career. He has won numerous awards for his works. Due to his talent, Andrew Lloyd Webber has been asked by many professional soloists and groups to compose music for them. These qualities of Andrew Lloyd Webber prove that he is a truly successful composer.
Hammerstein established the “book music”, and Lerner being one of the first to observe this and put his own spin on creating work. They both have earned a place in history and now there works like open inspire the next generation of
Golda Meir was a woman with a lifelong commitment and an unfailing dedication in bringing her dream to a reality. Her dream was for Israel to be a safe homeland for the Jewish nation, including the Zionist Movement, which she wanted people to clearly understand. Zionism served as a strong belief that the Jews should gain their fatherland in Israel that they had lost to the Romans in 70 A.D. Golda Meir never lost sight of this goal, and did countless things for Israel. If only we could have her compassion, strength, courage and intelligence- then would we all be able to make such a perpetual effect on the world’s countries as she did.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is a big name in musical theatre and is known for many famous musicals including ‘the phantom of the opera’ and ‘don’t cry for me, Argentina’. Overall, he’s composed 13 musicals which some have been on the West end and Broadway. In 2001 the New York’s time referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in history" and ranked the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" by The Telegraph in 2008. He also got told that “Andrew more or less single-handedly reinvented the musical." This truly shows how appreciated and famous he really is. He has also been awarded a large number of awards including a knighthood in 1992, three Grammys, a brit award and a golden globe. These awards show how his work has influenced
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