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GABRIEL YARED'S THE ENGLISH PATIENT: A FILM SCORE GUIDE BOOK :.
The
first in the series of books on film scores by Scarecrow Press
with Yared's The English Patient score.
Product Description:
Anthony Minghella's 1996 film The English Patient won nine
Academy Awards™, including one for Best Original Score. Though
Gabriel Yared had previously composed scores for several films,
including Betty Blue, Camille Claudel, and Vincent & Theo, his
work on The English Patient launched him into international
public consciousness. His score for this film testifies to the
continued appeal of a classical, noncommercial style of scoring,
eschewing the use of contemporary pop music for a more
'timeless' sound.
In Gabriel Yared's The English Patient: A Film Score Guide,
author Heather Laing offers the most in-depth examination to
date of the work of the composer. Laing examines Yared's
approach to film scoring, his compositional techniques and the
impact of his partnership with Minghella before and after The
English Patient—through an exploration of such films as The Moon
in the Gutter, Betty Blue, Tatie Danielle, IP5, The Lover, City
of Angels, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
The integral role of music in The English Patient is
contextualized within a detailed analysis of the film's
narrative construction, themes, and motifs. The soundtrack is
examined as a whole, and the specific 'soundworlds' of each
character, location, and relationship are drawn out as the basis
for the overall style and construction of the score. Musical
themes are viewed in both musical and narrative terms, and
musical connections between the themes are identified. A close
analysis of the placement and development of musical themes
throughout the film reveals the complex musical journey that
forms a unique and integral element of the characters.
Book Information:
Author: Heather Laing
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc
Scarecrow Film Score Guides #1
Release date: March 28, 2007
Number of Pages: 216 pages
Bookcase: Paperback
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