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From "In the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Music of Hollywood traces the exciting history of songs in film, both in musicals and in remarkable films such as High Noon. This wonderful reserve sheds much light on some of Hollywood's most widely known and beloved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made certain sounds memorable, and highlighting important occasions of film record along the way. The book concentrates on how the sounds were offered in the movies, from early talkies where stars portrayed performers "performing" the sounds, to the Golden Era in which people burst into expressive, important song - not as a "performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of sense. The book talks about song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The creators also look at the decrease of the genre since 1960, when most original musicals were changed by film types of Broadway strikes such as My Fair Lady.
