Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film score)

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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a romantic 1955 film score by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush orchestration and iconic title theme that became a popular standard.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
orchestral work
associatedAward Academy Award for Best Original Song
associatedSong Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)
associatedWithStudio 20th Century Fox
basedOnFilm Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955 film)
composer Alfred Newman
composerNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States
era 1950s film music
genre romantic film score
hasComponent dramatic underscore cues
romantic underscore cues
title love theme
influencedBy romantic orchestral tradition
language instrumental
medium symphony orchestra
musicDirector Alfred Newman
notableElement lyrical main theme
string-heavy orchestration
notableFor iconic title theme
orchestrationStyle lush orchestration
partOf soundtrack of Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955 film)
style Hollywood Golden Age film score
theme cross-cultural romance
melodrama
romantic love
titleTheme Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)
usedIn Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955 film)
yearOfRelease 1955

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alfred Newman
notableWork

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