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It is sometimes referred to as "The Sting" because it was predominantly featured in that movie starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, music played by Marvin Hamlisch.
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∙ 13y agoThe Entertainer was used as the title song in The Sting.
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What famous Missourian won an Academy Award for the theme music to the movie The Sting in 1974?
Actually, on April 2, 1974, all three music Academy Awards for 1973 were won by Marvin Hamlisch, a native New Yorker. Hamlisch shared the Best Original Song award with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, for their collaboration on the theme song from "The Way We Were." Hamlisch also won the Original Dramatic Score award for the same movie. His third Oscar was for Best Adaptation Score for "The Sting." For the Paul Newman-Robert Redford film, Hamlisch used several ragtime pieces composed by Scott Joplin, who lived at different times in Sedalia, Missouri and St. Louis. He died in New York City on April 1, 1917, at the age of 49. Among the Joplin compositions that Hamlisch adapted for "The Sting" were "The Entertainer," "The Easy Winners," "Solace," "Pine Apple Rag," "Gladiolus Rag" and "Rag Time Dance." The movie's success -- it won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1973 -- created a revival of interest in Joplin and his music.
What rhythmic device is used in ragtime?
The main instrument used in Ragtime was the piano,. The most well known Ragtime pianist, and composer for the piano, was Scott Joplin. However, the music was and could be played by a wide variety of ensembles and solo instruments.
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The common film type is a 35mm for commercial films, but film of 70 mm and greater have been used at times. Occasionally an imax film and camera is used. This film is huge and has a rich picture and sound quality.
What film is the entertainer heard in?
"The Entertainer" was one of several Scott Joplin rags used in "The Sting," which won the 1973 Best Picture Oscar.
Which film featured Scott Joplins music as its score?
The film The Sting used several of his compositions
What was Scott joplin's most famous piece of music?
During his lifetime (and for several decades afterward), almost certainly the Maple Leaf Rag.However, since 1973 or so... probably The Entertainer. It was used as background music in the movie The Sting, and a recording of the arrangement used in the movie actually reached #3 on the Billboard Pop chart at the time.If you've heard any ragtime music at all, you've probably heard one or both of these pieces.
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Janis Joplin advertisement on Mercedes-Benz?
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What famous Missourian won an Academy Award for the theme music to the movie The Sting in 1974?
Actually, on April 2, 1974, all three music Academy Awards for 1973 were won by Marvin Hamlisch, a native New Yorker. Hamlisch shared the Best Original Song award with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, for their collaboration on the theme song from "The Way We Were." Hamlisch also won the Original Dramatic Score award for the same movie. His third Oscar was for Best Adaptation Score for "The Sting." For the Paul Newman-Robert Redford film, Hamlisch used several ragtime pieces composed by Scott Joplin, who lived at different times in Sedalia, Missouri and St. Louis. He died in New York City on April 1, 1917, at the age of 49. Among the Joplin compositions that Hamlisch adapted for "The Sting" were "The Entertainer," "The Easy Winners," "Solace," "Pine Apple Rag," "Gladiolus Rag" and "Rag Time Dance." The movie's success -- it won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1973 -- created a revival of interest in Joplin and his music.
What famous Missourian won an Academy Award for the theme music to the movie The Sting'' in 1974?
Actually, on April 2, 1974, all three music Academy Awards for 1973 were won by Marvin Hamlisch, a native New Yorker. Hamlisch shared the Best Original Song award with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, for their collaboration on the theme song from "The Way We Were." Hamlisch also won the Original Dramatic Score award for the same movie. His third Oscar was for Best Adaptation Score for "The Sting." For the Paul Newman-Robert Redford film, Hamlisch used several ragtime pieces composed by Scott Joplin, who lived at different times in Sedalia, Missouri and St. Louis. He died in New York City on April 1, 1917, at the age of 49. Among the Joplin compositions that Hamlisch adapted for "The Sting" were "The Entertainer," "The Easy Winners," "Solace," "Pine Apple Rag," "Gladiolus Rag" and "Rag Time Dance." The movie's success -- it won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1973 -- created a revival of interest in Joplin and his music.
What rhythmic device is used in ragtime?
The main instrument used in Ragtime was the piano,. The most well known Ragtime pianist, and composer for the piano, was Scott Joplin. However, the music was and could be played by a wide variety of ensembles and solo instruments.
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Michael Jackson
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Actors are used in a film to help make the film come to life.
Can you spell Scott with one t?
Yes, Scot is a variant of the name Scott but is rarely used compared to Scott.
