1. Recorded Music and Movies
Sound (music) Recording Technology developed simultaneously with film
Music always accompanied “silent films” -- usually performed live
Don Juan was first Hollywood film with prerecorded background music
The Jazz Singer was first Hollywood film with recorded songs and a bit of dialogue: Al Jolson as recording star
Musicals were an important Hollywood genre -- provided popular songs for the recording and radio industries
“Soundies” ( s): an early form of music video designed to be played on a device similar to a jukebox
Rock ‘n’ Roll enters the movies theme songs (Rock Around The Clock) Teen angst compilation movies (usually with separate musical numbers)
Teen movies (From beach movies to hippies)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964) changes the game
Easy Rider (1969) – soundtrack albums with unrelated artists (not always composed for the film)
Saturday Night Fever (1977) -- soundtrack album composed for film
This is Spinal Tap (1984)-- the “rockumentary”
Music biographies (goes back to Hollywood films)
Sound tracks out gross the movies for which they were created……