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Nov 1, 2019 · With Max Steiner, Lionel Friedberg, Ray Faiola, Leonard Maltin. A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Diana Friedberg
- 2019-11-01
Dec 1, 2022 · Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music, a documentary which prominently features the BYU Philharmonic and the Max Steiner Collection in the Harold B. Lee Library has been winning Best Documentary awards at film festivals worldwide. On October 1st, the documentary began streaming on HBOMax.
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.
- 65 min
- 7.5K
- Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Max Steiner arrived in America as a penniless musician from Europe at the beginning of the last century. After a productive career on Broadway he headed west to Hollywood and introduced the musical underscore.
Available on Prime Video, Max. This is the story of Max Steiner who invented a new art form and changed Hollywood forever. Documentary 2021 1 hr 59 min. Unrated. Director Diana Friedberg.
In more ways than one, this is a well-scored documentary on one of the most important figures in film history. (Viewed as part of the live stream for the Cinecon Classic Film Festival, a logo from Flicker Alley appeared before it, so perhaps a home video edition might be forthcoming from that distributor.) 6 out of 6 found this helpful.
IMDb 7.9 1 h 59 min 2019. 16+. Documentary. Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month. Watch with Max. Start your subscription. Details. This is the story of Max Steiner who invented a new art form and changed Hollywood forever.
