Score: A Film Music Documentary (2016)

A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.

Director:

Matt Schrader

Writer:

Matt Schrader

Stars:

Marco Beltrami, Jon Burlingame, Leonard Maltin

7 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marco Beltrami	...	Self
Jon Burlingame	...	Self
Leonard Maltin	...	Self
Bill Field	...	Self
Christopher Young	...	Self
David Newman	...	Self
Amos Newman	...	Self
John Debney	...	Self
Garry Marshall	...	Self
James Cameron	...	Self
Trevor Rabin	...	Self
Bear McCreary	...	Self
Mervyn Warren	...	Self
Mychael Danna	...	Self
Hans Zimmer	...	Self

Storyline

For a predominately visual medium like cinema, its musical component plays a vital role as well, especially its score. In that essential musical accompaniment, the soul of the film is expressed whether it be sweepingly majestic fanfares or delicate lyrical pieces. This documentary explores the artistic role of this special musical discipline that completes the cinematic artistic creation process and the artists who have devoted their careers to this contribution. We explore the form's history and examine the masters who defined it with their own distinctive artistic vision. In doing so, the various components of this delicate creative process are revealed as they create a musical compositional work that has inspired a popular appreciation of music in all its forms, which gave some old musical ways their own new lease on life.

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Plot Keywords:

film history | filmmaking | film score | film clip | film composer | 

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Taglines:

Behind every great film is a great composer.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Did You Know?

Connections

Features A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

User Reviews

Very interesting documentary about film music

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2016) was written and directed by Matt Schrader. The film featured dozens of people who have written, directed, and played music for movies. These included Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman, but there were many, many more.

Often, we don't even notice the music playing during a film. Or else we somehow believe that the music just arrived in the movie. There it is--we listen or not depending on how loud it is or how beautiful it is.

Of course, some film music has become popular in its own right. Figure skaters still perform to Tara's Theme, or the 007 theme, or the music from Dr. Zhivago, years after the films have somewhat faded from our mind.

Still, cinema is a visual medium, and we don't think much about the music when we're watching the movie. The music is "just there." Except that it isn't. Score documents the immense effort and cost involved in bringing music into the films.

I recommend this movie because I think that you'll learn quite a bit, as I did. Also, the film made me more conscious of the music we hear every time we go to the movies, or watch a film on the small screen. Also, it will work very well on the small screen.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site - NRK [Norway]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,088, 18 June 2017

Gross USA:

$101,382

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$178,090

Company Credits

Production Co:

Epicleff Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1