The structure of a whole show was now developing. The main film was working out a system of music that brought it to life. The problem of assuring quality music without losing an audience who wanted popular music and the latest hits was being addressed. The show was split into several sections. It started with […]
All of the music below is still recognized as a link to an image or emotion today. The two clips above are spoofs using that music, true. The first one, Hearts and Flowers was so recognized as a sad theme that by 1920 it was relegated to just being used for melodrama. Still is […]
Around the era of WW1,the silent films were becoming very popular. Longer more serious films were produced and to match this more prestigious profile, it was necessary to get music to match. I imagine this was when The State Theatre people began to be serious about their library. The State Theatre Orchestra had an orchestra […]
Cosens Spencer and T.J. West. Spencer opened the Great American Theatrescope in Sydney in 1905 and started gathering music at that time. If the collection is complete, I would expect some music of that age, the difficulty is that it tends to disintegrate if it has been heavily used and is very old. The Gilbert […]
The Covid lockdown has provided me with the opportunity to explore the State Theatre Collection of Scores and Parts for Cinema Use, which contains a staggering 13,548 charts, all of which are available online. This has allowed me to delve into the details of the music and search for PDF copies worldwide. Additionally, I’ve been […]
