Ep 7: Hollywood Nocturne -- Classic Film Noir Scores, with Steven C. Smith (Part 1)

Emmy-nominated producer and author Steven C. Smith joins us for a tour of film noir musical scores and their composers. This is the first of a two-part episode. The composers and movie scores we discuss, including music clips, are indicated below: Adolph Deutsch - The Maltese Falcon (6:30) Miklos Rozsa - Double Indemnity (10:45), Criss Cross (18:40), The Killers (21:40) George Bassman - The Postman Always Rings Twice (28:45) David Raksin - Laura (31:40), Force Of Evil (38:50) Roy Webb - Murder My Sweet (43:20) Max Steiner - The Big Sleep (47:05) NOIR CITY Detroit tickets and All Movie Pass available at: http://redfordtheatre.com/ Steven C. Smith's "Bernard Herrmann and the Music of Desire: An essay on the Composer’s Noir soundtracks" from NOIR CITY #3: http://www.noircitymag.com/noir_city_3.html A Heart At Fire's Center: The Life And Music Of Bernard Herrmann: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Fires-Center-Bernard-Herrmann/dp/0520229398 Please send us any feedback you have on our show to [email protected]. Intro music: Theme from Out Of The Past, by Roy Webb.