Age of Versatility Continues 1970s
Objective
In Unit 10 we took a look at the beginnings of a new American Cinema and included:
In Unit 10 we took a look at the beginnings of a new American Cinema and included:
- Some major changes and attitudes towards the cinema
- Discuss how versatile scores were coming into existence thus setting a new standard in film music
- Emerging trends and new composers
- Declining traditions
- Many of the major films and scores from the era
- New composers established in the 70s that became major contributors to film through the 21st century
The End of an Era
Radical changes occurred in the 1970s:
- Alfred Newman in 1970 (Airport in 1970)
- Max Steiner in 1971 (Chuka 1967)
- Bernard Herrmann would compose his last score for Taxi Driver (1976)
- Herrmann died the night of the last scoring session of congestive heart failure
- Dimitri Tiomkiin in 1979 (Great Catherine 1968)
- Majority of films would contain more than just a symphonic score (pop, rock, jazz hits)
- Concentrate less on the power of a gifted composer and more on commercial appeal
- Giants in the field of film composition pass away:
- Alfred Newman in 1970 (Airport in 1970)
- Max Steiner in 1971 (Chuka 1967)
- Bernard Herrmann would compose his last score for Taxi Driver (1976)
- Herrmann died the night of the last scoring session of congestive heart failure
- Dimitri Tiomkiin in 1979 (Great Catherine 1968)
Important Films of the Decade
Patton (1970)
Love Story (1970)
Summer of '42 (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Shaft
The Godfather (1972)
Sleuth (1972)
The Sting (1973)
The Way We Were (1973)
The Excorcist (1973)
Sisters (1973)
Papillon (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Bilitis (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Carrie (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Star Wars (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Coma (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Superman (1978)
Star Trek-The Motion Picture (1979)
Alien (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
A Little Romance (1979)
Love Story (1970)
Summer of '42 (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Shaft
The Godfather (1972)
Sleuth (1972)
The Sting (1973)
The Way We Were (1973)
The Excorcist (1973)
Sisters (1973)
Papillon (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Bilitis (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Carrie (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Star Wars (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Coma (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Superman (1978)
Star Trek-The Motion Picture (1979)
Alien (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
A Little Romance (1979)