David Shire's The Conversation by Juan Chattah - 9781442251632

David Shire's The ConversationA Film Score Guide\nAuthor(s): Juan Chattah\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781442251632, 978-1442251632\nSynopsis\nNominated for three Academy Awards in 1974, including Best Picture and Best Sound, Francis Ford Coppolas The Conversation is regarded as the archetypal achievement in weaving together a balanced blend of dialogue, cinematography, sound effects, and music. For the film, composer David Shire created a score that challenged preconceptions of the musics function within film. Featuring a jazz-infused piano score with pioneering excursions into electroacoustic techniques, Shires music provides depth and meaning to the soundtrack by establishing a musical/narrative metaphorical correlation that traces the main characters psychological journey.\n\nIn David Shires The Conversation: A Film Score Guide, Juan Chattah draws on extensive interviews with the composer and.