Author: Lochner, Jim
Brand: McFarland
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 450
Release Date: 02-10-2018
Details: Product Description Charlie Chaplin the actor is universally synonymous with his beloved Tramp character. Chaplin the director is considered one of the great auteurs and innovators of cinema history. Less well known is Chaplin the composer, whose instrumental theme for Modern Times (1936) later became the popular standard "Smile", a Billboard hit for Nat "King" Cole in 1954. Chaplin was prolific yet could not read or write music. It took a rotating cast of talented musicians to translate his unorthodox humming, off-key singing, and amateur piano and violin playing into the singular orchestral vision he heard in his head. Drawing on numerous transcriptions from 60 years of original scores, this comprehensive study reveals the untold story of Chaplin the composer and the string of famous (and not-so-famous) musicians he employed, giving fresh insight into his films and shedding new light on the man behind the icon. Review "Jim Lochner has written a biographical study of Charlie Chaplin that doesn't duplicate anyone else's work, to the best of my knowledge. Using primary materials from the Chaplin archives as well as interviews and other research, he traces the Great Man's relationship to music from his earliest days of stardom to the end of his life. ... [Lochner's] extensive citations (and excerpts from the scores themselves) speak to the thoroughness of this endeavor, which is long overdue." -Leonard Maltin "Jim Lochner's The Music of Charlie Chaplin [is] a rare kind of film and music history book...rich in detail. ... The way Lochner fleshes out the behind-the-scenes drama of Chaplin's scores, his workaholism, and deficiencies (where they existed) can be riveting." -The Atlantic "The book represents that rarest of things, a new Chaplin monograph that actually fills a gap in Chaplin studies...offering a fine view of the entire arc of Chaplin's musical career and loads of fun detail along the way, as well. The book is meticulously researched...the wealth of information is fresh and entertaining." -John Falwell, Filmint.nu About the Author Jim Lochner is an arts journalist based in New York City. His music and lyrics have appeared in shows for TADA! Youth Theater, and he has written extensively on film music for Film Score Monthly and FSM Online, and for the record labels FSM, Varèse Sarabande, Intrada, La-La Land Records, Quartet Records, and Disques Cinemusique.
EAN: 9780786496112
Package Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.0 x 1.2 inches
Languages: English