Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans- An Original Score HD

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, also known as Sunrise, is a 1927 American film directed by German film director F. W. Murnau. The story was adapted by Carl Mayer from the short story Die Reise nach Tilsit by Hermann Sudermann.

Sunrise won an Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production at the first ever Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. In 1937, Sunrise's original negative was destroyed in a nitrate fire. A new negative was created from a surviving print.[1] In 1989, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry.[citation needed] In a 2002 critics' poll for the British Film Institute, Sunrise was named the seventh-best film in the history of motion pictures.[2]

In 2007, the film was chosen #82 on the 10th anniversary update of the American Film Institute's 100 Years... 100 Movies list of great films.[3] Sunrise is one of the first with a soundtrack of music and sound effects recorded in the then-new Fox Movietone sound-on-film system.[citation needed] Much of the exterior shooting was done at Lake Arrowhead, California.


Produced at the MIRA Lab, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida
MIRA Director, Mark Matthews
Professor of Theory and Composition, Dr. Vernon Taranto

July 27, 2010

Copyright 2010

Film Excerpt taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise:_A_Song_of_Two_Humans

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Deborah Siladie
• Film Composer
• Silent Films
• Classical Music
• Film Score
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
• MIRA
• Music Industry Recording Arts
• Finale 2010
• Camtasia 7 Studio

[jenren57]

Fabulous score, Deborah! I especially love the boat/water section...such a distinct theme that is totally enchanting. You captured every scene with your remarkable composition!

[djsiladie]

@jenren57 Thank-you! The "Pastoral" scene is one of my favorites too, as I have always loved and been inspired by the compositions of great American Composer, Aaron Copeland. I tried to capture this style to draw the viewer and listener into actually feeling the excitement of the people as they were arriving to the shore and those who were greeting them.

[theballoonguy]

Great music .... captured the time and mood perfectly!!!

[djsiladie]

@theballoonguy Thank-you!!!

[AngeleDeux1]

the music fits perfectly! words arent needed with this score!

[djsiladie]

@AngeleDeux1 Thank-you!!! I love to write for the Silent Film genre!

[djsiladie]

@whattayatalk ~Thank-you. I am glad you enjoyed it!

[djsiladie]

@AngeleDeux1 ~Composing scores for silent films can be more challenging than underscoring for sections of film that has dialogue. Thank you for your comment!

[whattayatalk]

Wondrous and quite moving score. Remarkable achievement.