The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score)

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The Adventures of Robin Hood film score is a landmark 1938 orchestral soundtrack by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, celebrated for its lush, romantic themes and pioneering role in shaping the sound of Hollywood swashbuckling adventure films.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score) canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
orchestral soundtrack ⓘ
associatedWith classic Hollywood adventure films ⓘ
swashbuckler genre ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
awardYear 1939 ⓘ
basedOn The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) ⓘ
composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
era Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
genre film score ⓘ
romantic music ⓘ
swashbuckler film music ⓘ
symphonic film score ⓘ
hasInfluencedComposer subsequent Hollywood film composers ⓘ
hasPart action and battle cues ⓘ
love theme for Robin and Marian ⓘ
main title ⓘ
procession and fanfare music ⓘ
historicalSignificance landmark in development of symphonic film scoring ⓘ
influenced Golden Age of Hollywood film scores ⓘ
Hollywood swashbuckler film music ⓘ
musicForCharacter King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
Maid Marian ⓘ
Prince John ⓘ
Robin Hood ⓘ
Sir Guy of Gisbourne ⓘ
notableFeature lush romantic themes ⓘ
pioneering swashbuckling adventure sound ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
notableFor integration of leitmotifs throughout the film ⓘ
notableWorkOf Erich Wolfgang Korngold ⓘ
orchestration full symphony orchestra ⓘ
originalLanguage none (instrumental) ⓘ
partOf The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) ⓘ
period 1930s film music ⓘ
productionCompany Warner Bros. ⓘ
publicationDate 1938 ⓘ
publisher Warner Bros. ⓘ
recordingYear 1938 ⓘ
recordLabel various later re-recording labels ⓘ
style late-Romantic ⓘ
leitmotif-based ⓘ
usedFor battle and duel sequences ⓘ
character identification through themes ⓘ
on-screen action synchronization ⓘ
romantic scenes ⓘ

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold → notableWork → The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score) ⓘ
Erich Wolfgang Korngold → awardReceivedFor → The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score) ⓘ
The Sea Hawk (film score) → follows → The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score) ⓘ
Captain Blood (film score) → relatedWork → The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score) ⓘ
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (film score) → chronologicallyFollows → The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score) ⓘ
Kings Row (film score) → relatedWorkByComposer → The Adventures of Robin Hood (film score) ⓘ