Spartacus (film)
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| - | *10. [[Love Theme From Spartacus]] ([[Zero 7]] Remix)([[Terry Callier]]) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z99cDfirgE] | + | '''''Spartacus''''' is a 1960 American [[Historical fiction|historical]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Stanley Kubrick]] and based on the [[Spartacus (Fast novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Howard Fast]]. The life of [[Spartacus]] and the [[Third Servile War]] was adapted by [[Dalton Trumbo]] as a screenplay. The film stars [[Kirk Douglas]] as rebellious slave [[Spartacus]] and [[Laurence Olivier]] as his foe, the Roman general and politician [[Marcus Licinius Crassus]]. The film also stars [[Peter Ustinov]] (who won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his role as slave trader [[Lentulus Batiatus]]), [[John Gavin]] (as [[Julius Caesar]]), [[Jean Simmons]], [[Charles Laughton]], [[John Ireland (actor)|John Ireland]], [[Herbert Lom]], [[Woody Strode]], [[Tony Curtis]], [[John Dall]] and [[Charles McGraw]]. The titles were designed by [[Saul Bass]]. [[Anthony Mann]], the film's original director, was replaced by Douglas with Kubrick after the first week of shooting. |
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| - | ===Music=== | + | *[[I Am Spartacus]] |
| - | The original score for ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' was composed and conducted by six-time [[Academy Award]] nominee [[Alex North]]. It is considered one of his best works, and a textbook example of how [[Modernism (music)|modernist compositional]] styles can be adapted to the [[Hollywood]] [[leitmotif]] technique. North's score is epic, as befits the scale of the film. After extensive research of music of that period, North gathered a collection of antique instruments that, while not authentically Roman, provided a strong dramatic effect. These instruments included a [[Sarrusophone]], Israeli recorder, [[Suona|Chinese oboe]], [[lute]], [[mandolin]], Yugoslav flute], [[Kithara|kythara]], [[Appalachian dulcimer|dulcimer]], and [[bagpipes]]. North's prize instrument was the [[Ondioline]], similar to an earlier version of the electronic [[synthesizer]], which had never been used in film before. Much of the music is written without a tonal center, or flirts with tonality in ways that most film composers wouldn't allow. One theme is used to represent both slavery and freedom, but is given different values in different scenes, so that it sounds like different themes. The love theme for Spartacus and Varinia (sung by [[Terry Callier]]) is the most accessible theme in the film, and there is a harsh trumpet figure for Crassus. | + | *[[Love Theme From Spartacus]] |
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| - | The soundtrack album runs less than forty-five minutes and is not very representative of the score. There were plans to re-record a significant amount of the music with North's friend and fellow film composer [[Jerry Goldsmith]], but the project kept getting delayed until Goldsmith's death in 2004. There have been numerous [[Bootleg recording|bootlegs]], but none of them have good sound quality. | + | |
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Spartacus is a 1960 American historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast. The life of Spartacus and the Third Servile War was adapted by Dalton Trumbo as a screenplay. The film stars Kirk Douglas as rebellious slave Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as his foe, the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus. The film also stars Peter Ustinov (who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus), John Gavin (as Julius Caesar), Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, John Ireland, Herbert Lom, Woody Strode, Tony Curtis, John Dall and Charles McGraw. The titles were designed by Saul Bass. Anthony Mann, the film's original director, was replaced by Douglas with Kubrick after the first week of shooting.
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