{"product_id":"alex-north-film-composer-a-biography-with-musical-analyses-of-a-streetcar-named-desire-spartacus-the-misfits-under-the-volcano-and-prizzis-hon-9780786443338","title":"Alex North, Film Composer: A Biography, with Musical Analyses of A Streetcar Named Desire, Spartacus, The Misfits, Under the Volcano, and Prizzi's Hon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sanya Shoilevska Henderson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alex North (1910-1991) was one of America's most renowned film composers. His musical scores enhanced more than 60 major motion pictures--\u003ci\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire, Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf\u003c\/i\u003e among them. He had 15 Oscar nominations, and received the Lifetime Achievement Oscar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book begins with his early life in Pennsylvania, and moves through his studies at Juilliard and in Russia and Mexico, his early experiences in modern dance, documentaries, and theater, and his major work in film. The book also offers analyses of North's musical scores for \u003ci\u003eStreetcar, Spartacus, The Misfits, Under the Volcano\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrizzi's Honor\u003c\/i\u003e. Appendices include a bibliography, a filmography, a listing of other North compositions, a discography, and a listing of awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47584114573463,"sku":"9780786443338","price":3735.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786443338.webp?v=1774954200","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/alex-north-film-composer-a-biography-with-musical-analyses-of-a-streetcar-named-desire-spartacus-the-misfits-under-the-volcano-and-prizzis-hon-9780786443338","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}