Watch a 64-minute lecture that will not waste your time! "Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood's Most Influential Composer" (with Many Soundtracks!)

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Re-posted by N.S.

Bird of Paradise- A Suite (Max Steiner - 1932)



Steiner's Score to King Kong (1933): The Longest Version Available





I very rarely re-post lectures here, because I find most of their purveyors have little respect for their listeners' time. Many years ago, I tried listening to a talk by neo-Nazi Richard Spencer and one of his confederates at Spencer's Web site, Alternative Right. They meandered about, as if the listener had nothing but to waste. After a few minutes, I shut it off.


Steiner's Score to Nichols and Ford's The Informer (1935): His First Oscar




(While attending my first and best college, Sullivan County Community College, I formulated a rule, such that a good lecture taught me in one hour what would have taken me three hours to learn on my own.)


"Gone with the Wind: Suite"


 

Some other White nationalist/neo-nazi/whatever mook, who claimed to be a philosopher, would typically go on for 59 minutes. I never even tried listening to him. But this guy, Steven C. Smith, has more than enough to say on his topic (with musical accompaniment and photos), to keep you entranced for hours and hours (www.mediasteven.com).




Now, Voyager (1942) ("Cues & Suites"): Oscar Number Two





Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood's Most Influential Composer
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"in a career spanning 19th-century Vienna to 1920s Broadway to the golden age of Hollywood, Max Steiner did more than any other composer to create the sound and style of film music. composers today like John Williams use many of the same techniques Steiner pioneered in his scores for Casablanca, King Kong, The Searchers, Gone with the Wind, Mildred Pierce, Now, Voyager, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Big Sleep, White Heat, and over 200 other titles. His personal life was chaotic: a gambling addiction, four marriages, a father trapped in nazi-controlled austria. but through it all, Steiner was buoyed by a quick wit and a bountiful gift for melody—qualities that came to the fore in work with Irving Berlin, Bette Davis, Frank Capra, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, Cary Grant, and many more.

Since You Went Away (1944): Steiner's Third Oscar




"Presenter Steven C. Smith is a film historian and four-time Emmy nominee who has produced over 200 documentaries for television and other media. His project collaborators include Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, James Cameron, Sidney Poitier, Julie Andrews, and Stephen Sondheim. Smith served as a supervising producer of the long-running series A&E Biography, and is the author of two biographies: Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood’s Most Influential Composer (Oxford), and A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann (UC Press).

Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood’s Most Influential Composer will be available for purchase and signing following the program."




The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948; A brief excerpt: The Kopyright Kops killed a much longer version)





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"journey through the remarkable life of Max Steiner, hollywood's most influential composer. this lecture details Steiner's journey from 19th-century Vienna to Broadway and beyond, showcasing their [sic] innovative film scoring techniques. Discover their [sic] collaborations with iconic stars and the challenges faced during a chaotic personal life."

English version: "Journey through the remarkable life of Max Steiner, Hollywood's most influential composer. This lecture details Steiner's journey from 19th-century Vienna to Broadway and beyond, showcasing his innovative film scoring techniques. Discover his collaborations with iconic stars and the challenges he faced in his chaotic personal life."