MUSIC 246
Lecture 10
Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Magnificient Seven (1960)
- influence of Aaron Copland
- the sound of the American west

Key Word: Versatility
- New generation of composers capable of working in a number of styles
- End of the Studio System leads to freelancing

1960s: Turbulent period in American history
- civil rights
- Vietnam
- October 63 - Cuban Missile Crisis
- generational gap

Rise of the Independent production
- cost escalate

Changing of the guard - end of the careers of Steiner, Newman, Tiompkin

Rise of American composers such as Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini

Second Wave of European Composers
French - Maurice Jarre, English - John Barry, John Addison, Italian - Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone
- born 1928, Rome, Italy
- best known for association with Italian Director Sergio Leone and the "spaghetti western"
- style often incorporated sound effects such as gun shots and coyote howls

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1966)
Clint Eastwood

Electric guitar was an important instrument during this decade

The Mission (1986)

John Barry (1933 - )
- classical pianist - trumpet
- turned to pop music in his 20s
- by early 1960s in a well-known British pop musician.
- Dr. No (1962)

James Bond

- Composed the music for 11 James Bond films
- Won 5 Academy Awards including: Born Free (1967) Out of Africa (1986) and Dance with Wolves
- Style defined by ...

2001: A Space Odyssey
- score compiled from classical music
- use of avant-garde

Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)
- born in Los Angeles
- west coast - studied with Rosza at USC
- came out of television

Patton (1970)
- Patton as the Christian, Patton as a military leader, Patton as a reincarnated warrior
Alien (1979)
