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      • Max Steiner, composed the 1933 score for King Kong and was one of the true pioneers of the genre known as movie music.
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  1. Jun 4, 2020 · A new biography puts spotlight on "King Kong" composer Max Steiner; his score for the 1933 film "established the grammar of film music."

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  3. Aug 4, 2011 · There are many things that make the 1933 movie King Kong great — the special effects, the image of the giant ape climbing the Empire State Building, Fay Wray's screams — and the score,...

  4. Jun 4, 2020 · Danny Elfman has said part of the reason he became a film composer was because of Steiner and “King Kong.”

  5. Jun 15, 2020 · Max’s early attempts to blend underscoring and onscreen dialogue were usually thwarted, by literal-minded producers who asked: where was the music coming from? But with scores like 1932’s Symphony of Six Million and 1933’s King Kong, Steiner proved that audiences accepted the unreality of an unseen orchestra accompanying the drama.

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    P. Jackson, Interview with David Stratton, At the Movies (Accessed 6 February 2014), http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s1529210.htm
    K. Donnelly, ‘The Hidden Heritage of Film Music: History and Scholarship’, Film Music: Critical Approaches, ed. K. Donnelly (Edinburgh, 2001), 8
    C. Bacon & M. Nowak, ‘Post-Production Diary: The Music of Kong Part 1’, King Kong: 2 Disc Special Edition, dir. Peter Jackson 2005 (Universal, 2006), DVD, 824 245 6
    M. Steiner, ‘Max Steiner on Film Music’, Film Score: The View from the Podium, ed. T. Thomas (New York, 1979), 76
    R. Brown, Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music(Berklee, 1994).
    J. Buhler, ‘Analytical and Interpretive Approaches to Film Music (II): Analysing Interactions of Music and Film’, Film Music: Critical Approaches, ed. K. Donnelly (Edinburgh, 2001), 39-61.
    M. Cooke, A History of Film Music(Cambridge, 2008).
    K. Donnelly, ‘The Hidden Heritage of Film Music: History and Scholarship’, Film Music: Critical Approaches, ed. K. Donnelly (Edinburgh, 2001), 1-15.
    J. Newton Howard, King Kong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra, Pete Anthony/Mike Nowak/Bruce Babcock (Decca), 2005, CD, 476 5224.
    M. Steiner, King Kong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, RKO Studio Orchestra, Max Steiner (Sony Classical), 1999/R2010, CD, 886976385927.
    M. Steiner, King Kong: The Complete Film Score, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg (Naxos), 1997/R2005, CD, 8.557700.
    King Kong: 2 Disc Special Edition, dir. Peter Jackson 2005 (Universal, 2006), DVD, 824 245 6.
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    [24]: 9 Before he died, Steiner admitted King Kong was one of his favorite scores. [ 26 ] : 193 King Kong quickly made Steiner one of the most respected names in Hollywood.

  7. Dec 13, 2005 · Max Steiner's score to the 1933 classic King Kong is generally regarded as one of the benchmarks of modern cinematic musical composition.

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