Now, Voyager (score by Max Steiner)

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"Now, Voyager" is Max Steiner’s acclaimed 1942 film score, noted for its lush romantic themes and influential contribution to the Golden Age of Hollywood music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
associatedWithActor Bette Davis ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis’s character) ⓘ
linked to: Mrs. Henry Vale
associatedWithDirector Irving Rapper ⓘ
associatedWithGenre romantic drama film ⓘ
associatedWithStudio Warner Bros. ⓘ
basedOn Now, Voyager (1942 film narrative) ⓘ
composer Max Steiner ⓘ
composerRole Max Steiner served as primary composer and orchestrator ⓘ
linked to: Max Steiner
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
era Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
features dramatic orchestral climaxes ⓘ
lyrical love theme ⓘ
prominent string writing ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1942 ⓘ
genre Golden Age Hollywood score ⓘ
film music ⓘ
romantic orchestral music ⓘ
hasThemeType character motif ⓘ
love theme ⓘ
transformation motif ⓘ
historicalContext World War II era Hollywood production ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered a key example of classic Hollywood scoring practice ⓘ
includedIn retrospective recordings of Max Steiner’s film music ⓘ
influenced subsequent Hollywood romantic film scores ⓘ
influencedBy late-Romantic European symphonic tradition ⓘ
operatic leitmotif techniques ⓘ
language non-vocal (instrumental) ⓘ
legacy frequently cited in film music scholarship ⓘ
regarded as one of Max Steiner’s notable romantic scores ⓘ
medium music for motion picture ⓘ
musicFunction heightening melodramatic tension ⓘ
supporting romantic narrative arcs ⓘ
underscoring character psychology ⓘ
notableFor influential contribution to Golden Age Hollywood music style ⓘ
lush romantic themes ⓘ
originallyRecordedFor Now, Voyager (1942 film) original soundtrack ⓘ
partOf Now, Voyager (1942 film) ⓘ
periodOfComposition early 1940s ⓘ
placeOfProduction Hollywood, California ⓘ
publicationYear 1942 ⓘ
recordingType monophonic film soundtrack recording ⓘ
style late-Romantic orchestral writing ⓘ
leitmotif-based thematic development ⓘ
typicalDuration feature-length film score ⓘ
usesInstrumentation full symphony orchestra ⓘ

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Score for "Dark Victory" → relatedWork → Now, Voyager (score by Max Steiner) ⓘ
Now, Voyager (score by Max Steiner) → originallyRecordedFor → Now, Voyager (1942 film) original soundtrack ⓘ
linked to: Now, Voyager (score by Max Steiner)