Citizen Kane (1941 film) score

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film score orchestral soundtrack

The score for the 1941 film "Citizen Kane" is a groundbreaking orchestral soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, renowned for its innovative use of leitmotifs and atmospheric orchestration that helped redefine film music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
orchestral soundtrack ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Charles Foster Kane ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Orson Welles ⓘ
associatedWithTheme Rosebud mystery ⓘ
rise and fall of a media tycoon ⓘ
belongsToTradition classical Hollywood film scoring ⓘ
composer Bernard Herrmann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed by film music scholars ⓘ
employs contrasting orchestral colors ⓘ
dramatic dynamics ⓘ
motivic development ⓘ
era Golden Age of Hollywood film composers ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood film music
filmReleaseYear 1941 ⓘ
firstMajorFilmScoreBy Bernard Herrmann ⓘ
forWork Citizen Kane ⓘ
genre film music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered an early landmark in Bernard Herrmann’s film career ⓘ
helped redefine the role of music in sound cinema ⓘ
impactOnComposerCareer established Bernard Herrmann as a major film composer ⓘ
influencedBy 20th-century orchestral music traditions ⓘ
inNarrativeFunction atmospheric background ⓘ
character leitmotifs ⓘ
montage accompaniment ⓘ
psychological underscoring ⓘ
language non-verbal music ⓘ
linkedTo Citizen Kane (1941 film) score self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Citizen Kane original soundtrack recordings
medium symphony orchestra ⓘ
notableFor groundbreaking approach to film scoring ⓘ
influence on later film music ⓘ
innovative use of leitmotifs ⓘ
integration of music with narrative structure ⓘ
orchestrationBy Bernard Herrmann ⓘ
partOf Citizen Kane (1941 film) score self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Citizen Kane (soundtrack)
periodOfComposition early 1940s ⓘ
productionCompanyOfFilm RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
recordingType orchestral recording ⓘ
style late-Romantic influenced modernist film music ⓘ
usesTechnique atmospheric orchestration ⓘ
leitmotif ⓘ

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Bernard Herrmann → notableWork → Citizen Kane (1941 film) score ⓘ
Citizen Kane (1941 film) score → partOf → Citizen Kane (1941 film) score self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Citizen Kane (soundtrack)
Citizen Kane (1941 film) score → linkedTo → Citizen Kane (1941 film) score self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Citizen Kane original soundtrack recordings