Career Film

Composers

Max Steiner
Schooled in the European musical tradition at

the Vienna Conservatory

Career began in New York on and off Broadway
Moved to Hollywood and began composing film
scores
Wrote the famous score for Gone With the Wind
Used leitmotifs, which assign melodies to
characters

Barnard Herrmann
Studied at New York University and Julliard

School
Professional career began composing radio
dramas for CBS Radio
Music for Citizen Cane was nominated for an
Academy Award
Best know for collaborations with Alfred
Hitchcock
Most recognizable moment in film is the
shower scene from Psycho

John Williams
Began playing piano at the age of eight
Served in the Air Force where he conducted

and wrote music for the Air Force Band

Career began arranging and composing for
television
Music for Star Wars credited for bringing back
the symphonic film score
Use of leitmotifs in Star Wars