The New Millennium

America’s Role in World Culture Other countries try to copy American culture Non-Western regions: – Combine American pop traits & ethnic melody instrument and singing voice in style of region – Bollywood: India

9/11 and Hollywood Inhibited making films about current events due to fear of being racially prejudiced Turned instead to fantasy/adventure stories – Doesn’t offend anyone if the hero is killing aliens or robots

Realism Continued Black Hawk Down (2001)  Hans Zimmer Black Hawk Down (2001) – U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture lieutenants of a warlord and find themselves in a battle in 1993 – Blends American popular music and Middle Eastern Muslim music Pearl Harbor (2001)  Hans Zimmer – Love Story set against historical backdrop Theme for Danny & Rafe is used for Danny & Evelyn; Rafe & Evelyn get their own theme – Uses music to portray Japanese as thoughtful Uses music to portray Japanese as thoughtful – Powerful choral lament during bombing Powerful choral lament during bombing – Theme song doesn’t work due to style mismatch Theme song doesn’t work

Moulin Rouge (2001) Revitalized the musical genre Includes performers whose acts are part of the story All of the songs but one are borrowed from other sources Postmodern story: Characters drawn from 19 th opera. Men are artist types and woman of loose morals dies at the end

Moulin Rouge Songs Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend Elephant Love Medley – All You Need is Love (Beatles) All You Need is Love – Heroes (David Bowie) Heroes – Up Where We Belong (from An Officer & A Gentleman) Up Where We Belong – I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston) I Will Always Love You – One More Night (Phil Collins) One More Night – Pride (In the name of love) (U2) Pride (In the name of love) Your Song Like a Virgin Roxanne

Return of the Musical 2001: Moulin RougeMoulin Rouge 2002: ChicagoChicago 2003: School of Rock 2004: The Phantom of the Opera, RayThe Phantom of the Opera 2005: The Producers, Rent Rent 2006: DreamgirlsDreamgirls 2007: Across the Universe, Enchanted, Hairspray, Sweeney Todd Hairspray, Sweeney Todd 2008: Mama Mia!Mama Mia! 2009: FameFame 2010: BurlesqueBurlesque 2011: Footloose 2012: Rock of Ages, Les Miserables, Pitch Perfect 2012: Les Miserables, 2014: Into the WoodsInto the Woods

Escapist Fantasy/Adventure Films Harry Potter – John Williams composed 1 st 3 scores – Main themes: Hedwig A & Hedwig B Stand for all things magical Used the celeste to create a childlike magical sound – (like Home Alone & Sugar Plum Fairy)Home Alone Sugar Plum Fairy) – All composers used the Hedwig theme to maintain continuity

Harry Potter Composer Comparison Sorcerer’s Stone (Williams) Sorcerer’s Stone Chamber of Secrets (Williams) Chamber of Secrets Prisoner of Azkaban (Williams) Prisoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire (Patrick Doyle) Goblet of Fire Order of the Phoenix (Nicholas Hooper) Order of the Phoenix Half Blood Prince (Nicholas Hooper) Half Blood Prince Deathly Hallows I (Alexandre Desplat) Deathly Hallows I Deathly Hallows II (Alexandre Desplat) Deathly Hallows II

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 3 Films based on a series of novels by J.R.R. Tolkien – Fellowship of the Rings – The Two Towers – Return of the King Score by Howard Shore 11 Hours of Music: large use of leitmotifs for places and characters Orchestration:

Main Themes The Shire The Fellowship The Ring