Score for "Mildred Pierce"

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The score for "Mildred Pierce" is a classic 1945 film soundtrack by composer Max Steiner, noted for its lush, dramatic orchestration that heightens the film’s noir-inflected melodrama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
soundtrack ⓘ
associatedComposerRole Max Steiner as head of music for Warner Bros. ⓘ
associatedWith Hollywood studio system ⓘ
linked to: Hollywood studios

film noir ⓘ
composer Max Steiner ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
emotionalTone romantic passion ⓘ
tense ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
forWork Mildred Pierce (1945 film) ⓘ
function heightens melodrama ⓘ
supports character emotions ⓘ
underscores suspense ⓘ
genre film noir score ⓘ
melodrama score ⓘ
orchestral film music ⓘ
historicalContext classic 1940s Hollywood film score ⓘ
influenced later film noir scoring conventions ⓘ
influencedBy late Romantic orchestral tradition ⓘ
language non-vocal orchestral music ⓘ
linkedToCharacter Mildred Pierce (character) ⓘ
Veda Pierce (character) ⓘ
medium symphony orchestra ⓘ
notableFeature chromatic harmonies ⓘ
leitmotivic writing ⓘ
prominent use of brass ⓘ
rich string writing ⓘ
orchestrationStyle dramatic ⓘ
lush ⓘ
originalReleaseContext theatrical film exhibition ⓘ
partOf Max Steiner filmography ⓘ
linked to: Max Steiner
productionCompanyOfFilm Warner Bros. ⓘ
productionPeriod Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
recordingFormat monophonic ⓘ
stylePeriod Golden Age film music ⓘ
tonalCharacter dark ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
usedIn dramatic climax scenes of Mildred Pierce (1945 film) ⓘ
opening credits of Mildred Pierce (1945 film) ⓘ
yearOfFilmRelease 1945 ⓘ

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Max Steiner → notableWork → Score for "Mildred Pierce" ⓘ