Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film score)
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"Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is a dramatic film score by composer Alex North, written for the 1966 film adaptation of Edward Albee’s play and noted for its tense, psychologically driven orchestral style.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (cinematography) | 1 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film score
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Edward Albee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedFor | 1966 film adaptation of Edward Albee’s play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ |
| composer | Alex North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 20th-century film music ⓘ |
| forFilm | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic film score
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orchestral ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacterFocus | psychological conflict of main characters ⓘ |
| medium | music for motion picture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological intensity
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tense orchestral writing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| partOfComposerOeuvre | film scores by Alex North ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | underscore dramatic tension in the film ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| style |
psychologically driven
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tense ⓘ |
| uses | orchestra ⓘ |
| workTitle | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Haskell Wexler
this entity surface form:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (cinematography)