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Book SynopsisUpon his arrival in Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock began work on his first American film, an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's best-selling novel. Produced by David O. Selznick and featuring compelling performances by Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, and Judith Anderson, Rebecca became one of Hitchcock's most successful films. It was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and received the Oscar for Best Picture, the only Hitchcock work to be so honored. Without question, one of the reasons for the film's success is its ninety minutes of dramatic musical underscoring by Franz Waxman.In Franz Waxman's Rebecca: A Film Score Guide, David Neumeyer and Nathan Platte situate the score for this classic work within the context of the composer's life and career. Beginning with Waxman's early training and professional experience as a jazz musician and film-music arranger-orchestrator in Berlin, the authors also recount the composer's work in the music department at MGM between 1936 and 1942. During thi
Table of ContentsFrontispiece: Franz Waxman during Production of Rebecca Illustrations Editor’s Foreword: Kate Daubney Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Franz Waxman’s Musical Background Chapter 2: Waxman’s Film Scoring Language Chapter 3: Production and Reception Chapter 4: Creating a Score for Rebecca Chapter 5: Analysis of the Score Afterword Appendix 1: Franz Waxman’s Scoring Notes for Rebecca, 1 December 1939 Appendix 2: Summary of Edited Cues in Rebecca Appendix 3: “Music Notes Resumé,” 6 March 1940 Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
