King Kong (1933) | Keeping the Score Series

Name: King Kong (1933) | Keeping the Score Series
Start: 2025-03-13T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Princeton Garden Theatre

Schedule

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Princeton Garden Theatre | Princeton, NJ

Be it a gentle piano interlude or a glorious orchestral fanfare, no element of filmcraft sets a movie’s tone and identity quite like the musical score. Film music has the power to underline a filmmaker’s narrative ideas, forge our bond to a heroic character, and move us to the point of tears. Join us all year long as we showcase cinema’s iconic composers whose musical talents enrich the images we see on screen and have us humming their unforgettable melodies as we exit the auditorium. The series begins with the 1933 classic KING KONG! 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: princetongardentheatre.org/specials
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: One of the all-time best monster movies, KING KONG is a mammoth landmark in film history. A film crew sets off for an uncharted island in search of a mysterious entity called Kong; they discover Kong is a gigantic gorilla which they capture and bring to New York for exhibition. Using groundbreaking special effects and powerful storytelling, this film has thrilled audiences for over 90 years.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: KING KONG is recognized as having one of the 25 greatest film scores in history by the American Film Institute, and its composer Max Steiner is frequently hailed as "the father of film music." His score for the film is revolutionary, marking a significant advancement in modern film scoring techniques. The score for KING KONG was pioneering in several respects: it was the first feature-length musical score created for an American "talkie," the first major Hollywood production to employ a thematic score instead of mere background music, the first to utilize a 46-piece orchestra, and the first to be recorded on three distinct tracks (sound effects, dialogue, and music). Furthermore, Steiner's composition signified a transformative moment in the scoring of fantasy and adventure films, a legacy that can be seen in contemporary blockbusters through the use of dissonance and leitmotifs.
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