Title
Risk, Creative Labor, and the Integrative Jazz-Film: Producing the Improvised Soundtracks of Birdman and Afterglow
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2019
Department 1
Conservatory of Music
Abstract
Improvised film soundtrack production is rare, influenced by the film industry's general risk-aversion. This article examines the behind-the-scenes production of two unique improvised scores: Antonio Sanchez’s jazz percussion score for Birdman (2014); and jazz trumpeter Mark Isham’s soundtrack for Afterglow (1997), illustrating how improvised film scores can shatter conventional scoring production methods, as well as generate opportunities for new creative directions in both jazz and film.
DOI
10.5406/jazzculture.2.2019.0027
Recommended Citation
Carlson, Gretchen. “Risk, Creative Labor, and the Integrative Jazz-Film: Producing the Improvised Soundtracks of Birdman and Afterglow.” Jazz and Culture Vol. 2 (2019): 27-58.
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This article is available through JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jazzculture.2.2019.0027?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents