Visual Soci: Marriage of Film & Music

Cross-Media Convergence

• promotion of media products by two (or more different media indstries

“Peter Gunn’s Theme” - Henry Mancini

• first composer to have a major hit song for a movie/show

• winner of inaugural Grammy album of the year

• no. 1 hit

Wes Side Story

• soundtrack that spent 54 weeks at no.1

  • longest run ever

“Grease” - Frankie Vallie

• theme song for Grease

• “Your the One That I want”

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton John

  • hit no.1

Fame

• “Fame” - Irene Cara

  • theme song

• increase art school enrollment

• lead to TV series w/ film star Irene Care

“What a Feeling” - Flashdance

• theme song for the fil

• co-written & sang by Irene Care

  • one of the two female artist to wine three major awards with a single song

    • Grammy, Golden Globe, & Oscar

Footlose

• “Footloose” - Kenny Loggins

  • theme song

  • hit no.1

• featured Kevin B.

“Say You Say Me” - White Night

• sang by Lionel Richie

  • theme song of the film

• film about Cold war

Be My Baby - Dirty Dancing

• sang by the Ronnetts

• written & produced by Phil Spector

• apex of Wall of Sound for its revolutionary production for its time

• popular for the OST that started oldies music revivial

Brat Pack - John Hughes

• director & producer that launched the careers of the brat Pack

Breakfast Club

• best high school film made b/c its universally shared topic among high schoolers

“Love Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire” - St. Elmo’s Fire

• written & produced by David Foster

Top Gun

• fifth highest grossing film of all-time in US

• “Take My Breath Away”

  • written & produced by Giorgio Moroder

  • hit no.1

“Eye of the Tiger” - Rocky

• sang by Survivor

• theme song for Rocky III

  • popular song for sport events

“Gonna Fly Now” - Rocky

• theme song

• composed by Bill Conti

• hit no. 1

  • rare instrumental to do so

“Bond Theme Song” - James Bond

• composed by John Berry

• Shirley Bassey only person to sing multiple title songs for film franchise

“The Living Daylights” - James Bond

• sang by A-ha

  • only artist from a non-English speaking country to record a 007 title song

• last song composed by John Barry