Radio versus Movie Underscoring

Authors

  • Leith Stevens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jfm.v1i4.333

Keywords:

soundtracks, music for radio, music and film

Abstract

An essay originally published in Originally published in Opera and Concert 13, no. 1, January 1948 in which the composer explores the differences between radio and film underscoring.

Author Biography

  • Leith Stevens

    Leith Stevens (1909-1970) American composer for radio and film scores. Born in Mount Moriah, Missouri, he was a child prodigy who was an accompanist for Madame Schumann-Heink. During World War II, he was radio director for the Southwest Pacific Area with the Office of War Information. He was musical director of the War Production Board (WPB) series Three Thirds of a Nation, presented Wednesdays over the Blue Network.

Downloads

Published

2009-06-19

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4

Section

Articles

License

© Equinox Publishing Ltd.

For information regarding our Open Access policy, click here.

How to Cite

Stevens, L. (2009). Radio versus Movie Underscoring. Journal of Film Music, 1(4), 333-336. https://doi.org/10.1558/jfm.v1i4.333