Recorded Music and Movies

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 : Jolson as recording star Musicals were an important Hollywood genre -- provided popular songs for the recording and radio industries “Soundies” (1930-40s): 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……