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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