David Sawer
Hollywood Extra
Short instrumentation: cl (+ b cl), bsn, tpt, tb, pno, perc, vl, cb
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation details:
clarinet (+ b cl), basson, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, violin, double bass
Sawer - Hollywood Extra for clarinet, basson, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, violin and double bass
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David Sawer
Sawer: Hollywood Extra for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, percussion and pianoOrchestration: for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, percussion and piano
Type: Partitur
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“This score was written to accompany the silent film The Life and Death of 9413 – a Hollywood Extra, made in 1928 by the director Robert Florey and designer Slavko Vorkapich and considered to be one of the first American independent films.
The film is a mixture of live action, graphic set design special effects, and animated cut-outs and is clearly influenced by German expressionistic cinema. A satire on and critique of the Hollywood star system, the film is a tragicomic tale of an actor (with 9413 stamped on his forehead) dreaming of becoming a movie star only to die of starvation.
I wrote the piece with constant reference to the film and time-coded the score so that the conductor can precisely synchronize the music with specific visual cues.” (David Sawer)