Motion Picture
Ian Dicke
About this work:
The combination of moving images and sounds was first introduced in the film Don Juan (1926) and later refined in The Jazz Singer (1927). Today, orchestral soundtracks are still a staple in the film industry and film scores are often the only contact that American audiences have with orchestral music. Recognizing this trend, composers including Bernstein, Copland, Corigliano, and Glass have not only written soundtracks for films, but have also incorporated characteristics of film music into their concert works.
It is in this tradition that I composed Motion Picture. Unlike film composers, who are bound by a particular story or plot, I use the transparent textures, crisp orchestration, and broad melodic contours frequently found in film scores to engage listeners to create their own narrative. Motion Picture contains four sections inspired by four different film genres. Although none of them allude to a particular film or plot, they can be visualized as different ‘scenes’: romance, comedy, mystery and action.
Year composed: 2007
Duration: 08:00:20
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Chamber Orchestra
Instrumentation: 2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 2 Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 4 Horn in F, 3 Trumpet, 3 Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 2 Percussion (General), 1 Strings (General)
Instrumentation notes: 2(picc.),2,2,2– 4,3,3,1– timp, perc.(2) – strings