- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (21 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0520252349
- ISBN-13: 978-0520252349
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 16.2 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 579,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford
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"Kalinak artfully weaves the history and pedigree of nearly every tune [in] Ford's Westerns ... with their social and cultural meanings."--Notes "Thoroughly researched and well-written... Illuminating."--American Studies Journal
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James Stewart once said, "For John Ford, there was no need for dialogue. The music said it all." This lively, accessible study is the first comprehensive analysis of Ford's use of music in his iconic westerns. Encompassing a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, Kathryn Kalinak explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music. What she finds is that Ford used music as more than a stylistic gesture. In fascinating discussions of Ford's westerns - from silent-era features such as "Straight Shooting" and "The Iron Horse" to classics of the sound era such as "My Darling Clementine" and "The Searchers" - Kalinak describes how the director exploited music, and especially song, in defining the geographical and ideological space of the American West.
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Essential for John Ford fans!
14 July 2009
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This work is dense and scholarly, and reveals a great deal of information about Ford's usage of music in his many films. It is very enlightening regarding the role of music in pre- and post-production. The author obviously spent a great deal of time poring over archival material and interviewing the few still surviving who participated in the creation of Ford's many classic works. I would only improve this work by adding more photos, perhaps captioned to describe the music associated with the scene depicted.
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