British Film Music and Film Musicals
In the first book-length consideration of the topic for sixty years, Kevin Donnelly examines the importance of music in British film, concentrating both on musical scores, such as William Walton's score for Henry V (1944) and Malcolm Arnold's music f
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British Film Music and Film Musicals K.J. Donnelly University of Aberystwyth
© K.J. Donnelly 2007
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-1-4039-9673-2 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-54571-1 DOI 10.1057/9780230597747
ISBN 978-0-230-59774-7 (eBook)
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Donnelly, K. J. (Kevin J.) British film music and film musicals / K.J. Donnelly. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 1. Motion picture music“Great Britain“History and criticism. 2. Musical films“Great Britain“History and criticism. 3. Musicals“Great Britain“History and criticism. I. Title. ML2075.D66 2007 781.5 420941“dc22 2007060065 10 16
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Contents
Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction
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2 British Film Music
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3 Wicked Sounds and Magic Melodies: Music in Gainsborough Melodramas
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4 Did You Hear the One about the Irishman? Sound and Music, Forging Ethnicity in Odd Man Out (1946)
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5 Experimenting with Film Scores, 1967–1970
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6 Pop Music Culture, Synergy and Songs in Films: Hardware (1990) and Trainspotting (1996)
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7 History of British Film Musicals
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8 Stage to Screen: Whatever Happened to the British Musical Adaptation?
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9 The Perpetual Busman’s Holiday: Sir Cliff Richard and the British Pop Musical
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10 The Musical Revolution: The Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night
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11 White Labels and Black Imports: Music, Assimilation and Commerce in Absolute Beginners (1985)
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