Gone with the Wind
- Based on the book by Margaret Mitchell, and considered the "Greatest American Novel"
- other studios toyed with the idea of turning this book into a movie, but declined because "Civil War movies don't sell"
- the vision of producer David O. Selznick
- 16 writers created the script
- 3 different directors worked on the film
- 6 composers wrote music, including Franz Waxman and Herbert Stothart (their material was not used)
- Steiner worked with 5 orchestrators
- 30 hours of film was reduced to 4
- this score is not Steiner's best work, but it is attached to one of the most beloved movies of all time
- other studios toyed with the idea of turning this book into a movie, but declined because "Civil War movies don't sell"
- the vision of producer David O. Selznick
- 16 writers created the script
- 3 different directors worked on the film
- 6 composers wrote music, including Franz Waxman and Herbert Stothart (their material was not used)
- Steiner worked with 5 orchestrators
- 30 hours of film was reduced to 4
- this score is not Steiner's best work, but it is attached to one of the most beloved movies of all time
The Wizard of Oz
- Score by Herbert Stothard
- songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
- many songs from this era have become the today's jazz standards
- songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
- many songs from this era have become the today's jazz standards