Compare and contrast the musical style in the film music of Max Steiner, Bernard Hermann, and John Williams
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Max Steiner (1888-1971)
Steiner's musical style:
- "romantic," broad, sweeping melodies
- rooted firmly in classical principles
- largely derived from nineteenth-century, central European models
- Richard Wagner-influenced style of music's dramatic functions
- use of melodies that are tied to specific characters and themes
Bernard Hermann (1911-1975)
Hermann's musical style:
- "modernist"
- frequent use of short melodic fragments
John Williams (b. 1932)
Williams' musical style:
- more in the style of Steiner than Hermann
- broad, lush, nineteenth-century approach
- Wagner-like musical motives
- melodies reflect characters
- melodies can also change in order to reflect character development
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