http://parallax-view.org/2009/12/13/somebody%e2%80%99s-fiddle-traditional-music-in-the-searchers/ Smart Words About Cinema Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:55:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://parallax-view.org/2009/12/13/somebody%e2%80%99s-fiddle-traditional-music-in-the-searchers/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Ed Palinurus Fri, 21 May 2010 21:13:42 +0000 http://parallax-view.org/?p=3850#comment-3275 Great article and very interesting website. I think books have been written (which I have yet to read) or should be written about Ford's music. He uses music as a talisman, almost, of community and memory -- think The Quiet Man and My Darling Clementine. The Searchers is another example of this. Good work. Great article and very interesting website. I think books have been written (which I have yet to read) or should be written about Ford’s music. He uses music as a talisman, almost, of community and memory — think The Quiet Man and My Darling Clementine. The Searchers is another example of this. Good work.

]]> http://parallax-view.org/2009/12/13/somebody%e2%80%99s-fiddle-traditional-music-in-the-searchers/comment-page-1/#comment-2797 Katie Humphries Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:14:37 +0000 http://parallax-view.org/?p=3850#comment-2797 I was excited to see such a thorough explanation of the film's music. I am researching many revisionist westerns of the time and their scores, and I have yet to come across an article as informative as this one. It is a fascinating period, and I was astounded to find behind these scores the names of so many musical prodigies. I was excited to see such a thorough explanation of the film’s music. I am researching many revisionist westerns of the time and their scores, and I have yet to come across an article as informative as this one. It is a fascinating period, and I was astounded to find behind these scores the names of so many musical prodigies.

]]> http://parallax-view.org/2009/12/13/somebody%e2%80%99s-fiddle-traditional-music-in-the-searchers/comment-page-1/#comment-2551 Robert C. Cumbow Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:45:16 +0000 http://parallax-view.org/?p=3850#comment-2551 Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Ed--glad you liked the piece. Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Ed–glad you liked the piece.

]]> http://parallax-view.org/2009/12/13/somebody%e2%80%99s-fiddle-traditional-music-in-the-searchers/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 Ed Brenegar Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:08:44 +0000 http://parallax-view.org/?p=3850#comment-2550 Thanks for featuring the music of The Searchers. It is one of my favorite movies, as Ford is one of my favorite directors, and Monument Valley one of my favorite places in the West. These musical cues tell a story that deepens the one of the screen. Without the Steiner score, the movie would not have been the classic that it is. In my mind Ford's and Wayne's best. Thanks for featuring the music of The Searchers. It is one of my favorite movies, as Ford is one of my favorite directors, and Monument Valley one of my favorite places in the West.
These musical cues tell a story that deepens the one of the screen. Without the Steiner score, the movie would not have been the classic that it is. In my mind Ford’s and Wayne’s best.

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