Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239) and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. How the West Was Sung: Music in the Life and Films of John Ford; 2. Hearing the Music in John Ford's Silents: The Iron Horse and 3 Bad Men; 3. "Based on American Folk Songs": Scoring the West in Stagecoach; 4. Two Fordian Film Scores: My Darling Clementine and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; 5. "Western as Hell": 3 Godfathers and Wagon Master; 6. "The Girl I Left Behind Me": Men, Women, and Ireland in the Cavalry Trilogy; 7. "What Makes a Man to Wander": The Searchers; 8. In the Shadow of The Searchers: Two Rode Together and Sergeant Rutledge.
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Provides a comprehensive analysis of Ford's use of music in his iconic westerns. Covering a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, this book explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music. It states that Ford used music as more than a stylistic gesture.
JSTOR
22573/cttsx48b
How the West was sung.
0520252330
Ford, John,1894-1973-- Criticism and interpretation.
Ford, John,1894-1973.
Motion picture music-- United States-- History and criticism.