Miklos Rosza

1907-1995

Like Steiner born in the 1900s

Hungarian
Mother is a classical pianist
Studies in Leipzig and Paris
Successful career as composer
At the suggestion of Arthur Honergger(part of les six in France), Rosza goes into film scoring (1934)
Starting the sound of , use of dissonance. - First composer to introduce dissonance into film scores
Does some film work in England, 1934-1939 The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
- gets know in England

Jungle Book (1942):

(first soundtrack released on record in the U.S.)

(watch it sometime, plot is interesting)

Film noir
short themes - unpredicatable - unsetlling
greater use of dissonance
moving away from clear tonality → Video Example: Double Indemnity Saves music to when The woman comes in, moving away from major scale jumping out theme, ugly people doing vicious things, music is reflecting the darker level of characters Paramount said: sounds like concert hall music(Carnegie: does more and more dissonance in music)

Film Noir

Both nominated for Academy Awards (SB won).
Both films are psychological in nature, dealing with disturbed characters.
Both used the Theremin.
- One of the first times we see the use of an electronic instrument in a film score.
- Theremin Virtuoso Clara Rockmore video playing it.
  - i dropped my jaw

theremin plus love scene

Video Example: Lost Weekend

Transition from consonance to dissonance
First at the bar , the bartender tolds him his main character should off himself, but Burnam refutes and says he’s going back to write it.
- love theme, positive music
dramatic scene in apartment, slowly deteriorates, unsettling up to battle music sort of.
- playing struggle of main character Burnam looking for alcohol, panic, battle in his head
steals money to pay for a bill for alcohol at the bar
- pop piano music in the background, only source music, don’t make the scene dramatic and big however, makes him pathetic.
gets caught
- music stops
The theremin

Introduction of dissonance