When I think of the classic Hollywood sound I think of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The first internationally respected composer to write music for Hollywood, he was also one of the most influential, setting a template for symphonic scores which shaped the sound of American films for over a decade. He was born on 29 May […]
All About Charlotte: ‘Now, Voyager’ (1942)
The untold want by life and land ne’er granted, Now voyager sail thou forth to seek and find. -Walt Whitman My favourite shot of Bette Davis appears about a third of the way through Now, Voyager, when she steps out onto a ship’s gangway. The camera glides from her sleek heels to chic hat, its […]