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~Aurora CasteelMusic 1010March 25, 2013 *Press mouseCraig Ferrin to continue
The Music of Mark
Mancina
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BiographyMark Mancina
• Born
• Early Music Study
• Graduate School
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BiographyLate 1980’s-Early 1990’s
• Work with Trevor Rabin
• Work with Yes
• Work with Trevor Horn
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BiographyEarly to Mid 1990’s
• London
• Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
• Early Work
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BiographyOlder Work in Movies
• Speed (1994)
• Bad Boys (1995)
• Assassins (1995)
• Money Train (1995)
• Twister (1996)
• Con Air(1997)
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BiographyWork with Disney
• Work with Elton John
• Work with Phil Collins
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BiographyBroadway
• The Lion King Musical
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Biography• Continued work with Movies
1. Return to Paradise (1998)
2. The Haunted Mansion (2003)
3. August Rush (2007)* My personal favorite
4. Imagine That (2009)
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BiographyTelevision • Work with Television
Shows
1. Millenium (1992)
2. Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
3. Blood+ (2005) – Anime
4. Criminal Minds(2006 and on)
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BiographyCommercials
• Commercial Jingles
1. Nike
2. Verizon
3. Skittles
4. US Army
5. AmericanExpress
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BiographyAwards
• Many Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) TV and Movie Awards
•DVDX Award
• An Oscar
• Two Grammy’s
• A Tony
• An Ivor Novello
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BiographyRandom Facts
•August Rush the Musical
• Mancina’s Music
• Studio
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Composition History*Looking at You*
From the Motion Picture Return to Paradise
• First song on soundtrack
• Written to portray the evolution of a love affair
• Performed on exotic andtraditional woodwind, string,and percussion instruments
• The melody consists of descending repetitive notesconsisting mostly of a mezzo-piano dynamic
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Composition History*Looking at You*
From the Original Motion Picture Return to Paradise
• Song is mostly performed inharmony
• Some phrases of the song are in heterophony, wherethe instruments play differentmelodies while remaining inthe same rhythm
• Overall texture created bythis song paints pictures in the mind of watchingsomething surreal unfold
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Composition History*Speed: The Rescue*
From the Original Motion Picture Speed
• An action song written fora scene with a speeding bus
• This song was performed onmany different instruments including strings, percussion,brass, and electronic pieces
• Written in a louder dynamic,with a very quick tempo kept by a constant beat of the drumsmost of the way through the song
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Composition History*Speed: The Rescue*
From the Original Motion Picture Speed
• Strongest melody is played bystrings with a slight dissonanceproducing casual heterophony
• Musical phrases and sentencesare easy to pick out with allthe rhythmic changes occuring
• Played in a minor mode, thispiece has very distinct timbreand a steady pitch that carriesthrough the entire song
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Composition History*Main Title Theme Suite One*
From the Original Motion Picture August Rush
• Performed by exotic and traditional instruments, including strings, wood winds,electronic instruments, brass,and percussion
• Song evokes a feeling ofnewness, adventure, andcontinuation while masteringthe cadence of each phrase
• The melody is repetitive but isplayed at different volumes andpitches by all the instruments
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Composition History*Main Title Theme Suite One*
From the Original Motion Picture August Rush
• The undertone of the songis a continuous two note soundwith what sounds like windchimes and whistling
• A strong sense of intensityand depth is created by anaverage tempo kept in evenharmony with lots of dynamicvariations
• Pitch is important in this song with strings and wood-winds carrying the higher notes
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Listening Guide*Return to Paradise*
• (0.00-0.26)- Flutes and strings play soft repetitive descending melody in high pitch
• (0.26-0.50)- Lower pitch begins harmonizing with higher
• (0.50-1.04)- Lower pitch strings take melody alone
• (1.04-1.15)- Higher pitch strings join lower pitch beginning a new phrase in harmony
• (1.15-1.35)- Original melody plays again at higher pitch with a softer harp coming in playing different notes over the original melody. No lower pitch
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Listening Guide*Return to Paradise*
• (1.35-2.01)- Lower and higher pitched instruments combine at a higher volume and intense tone, flutes are added as the tones soften
• (2.01-2.29)- Melody changes with higher and lower pitches playing in harmony with flutes and strings
• (2.29-2:55)- Lower instruments play original descending melody
• (2:55-3:20)- Higher pitched instruments join and play in harmony, soft flute joins
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Listening Guide*Return to Paradise*
• (3.20-End)- Melody is pulled out into a crescendo once again more intense, soft wind instruments and flutes play in background, trills on flute and soft drum beat end song
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Listening Guide*Speed: The Rescue*
• (0.00-0.16)- Soft drum beats and lower pitch strings begin song
• (0.16-0.22)- Drums and triangle together pick up quicker speed and higher volume
• (0.22-0:46)- Brass and strings pick up even louder with a foreboding texture then dwindle
• (0.46-0.51)- Soft whispering sound and strings instruments
• (0.51-1.23)- Music picks back up with brass, drums, and strings playing together in harmony
• (1.23-1.45)- Melody takes higher pitch
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Listening Guide*Speed: The Rescue*
• (1.45-2.11)- Dynamic and quick tempo rush in with strings playing high pitched underlying tone, other instruments play a quick repetitive ascending melody which halts to the sound of one note being played repetitively which dwindles at the sound of a gong, drums continue to play with a wailing sound from a trombone
• (2.11-2.44)- Music picks back up with strings that come and go, there is a heavy drum beat keeping pace which turns quickly into a fast tempo and a chase like sound
•(2.44-2.51) Keyboard begins with drums and strings
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Listening Guide*Speed: The Rescue*
• (2.51-3.00)- Crescendo with repetitive notes that eventually dwindle out
• (3.00-3.09)- Drum continues with siren sounds in background, brass instruments join while sirens fade
• (3.09-3.21)- Strings and drums keep pace while chase sound fades away
• (3.21-3.45)- Powerful continuous notes in repetitive pattern, three sharp chords play followed by drums which then repeat at a higher pitch
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Listening Guide*Speed: The Rescue*
• (3.45-End)- Deep string instrument picks up melody, then percussion ends song abruptly
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Listening Guide*Main Title Theme Suite One*
• (0.00-0.14)- Xylophone starts with a wind like sound and a repetitive two notes on a wind instrument
• (0.14-0.22)- Deep toned string instrument plays melody with percussion and whistling in background
•(0.22-0.37)- Melody repeated at higher pitch, hard chords ring in and fade out with continued percussion, xylophone, and two note repetition in background
•(0.37-0.56)- New phrase with heavy quick string sounds louder than before
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Listening Guide*Main Title Theme Suite One*
• (0.56-1.15)- Keyboard and string instrument come in with string picking in a descending note sequence sounding like a sparkle and fade, at 1.09 strings begin a different underlying phrase
•(1.15-1.27)- Keyboard and flute play melody together with continued xylophone, strings, and two note repetition in background
•(1.27-2.03)- Deep toned strings join playing melody, music gets louder and more intense
•(2.03-2.16)- Strings come back in with underlying quick tone, keyboard joins playing descending series of notes
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Listening Guide*Main Title Theme Suite One*
• (2.16-2.36)- Hand drum like percussion instruments come in as music intensifies and gets louder gradually
• (2.36-3.03)- Sound explosion with dup[licated chord striking, high pitched whistle begins, all instruments play descending melody in a round
• (3.03-3.17)- Strings and brass instruments come in softly holding same note while melody continues
• (3.17-3.30)- From a down beat on the drums the intensity stops, strings stop, drums, plucking, xylophone, and whistling continue
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Listening Guide*Main Title Theme Suite One*
• (3.30- 4.31)- Keyboard and strings return with a heavy drum beat playing a to and fro with the descending melody, keyboard/strings come and go letting drums have the show
• (4.31-End)- All instruments fade out leaving xylophone and whistling to fade last
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Bibliography
• Warm Butter Design. The Music of Mark Mancina.Pitchpipe Productions. 2011http://www.markmancina.com/
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Thank you!~Aurora Casteel