How did film music start?

Answer 1

Much modern film music came from the direct influence of Igor Stravinsky's works. Igor Stravinsky was a composer from the turn of the century. His most influential compositions are arguably "the Firebird Suite" and "the Rite of Spring".

When listening to these pieces of music it should become apparent that Stravinsky's original and groundbreaking arrangements were direct inspiration for many of the 20th century's greatest movie soundtracks.

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Answer 2

The Frenchman Louis Lumiere is sometimes credited as the inventor of the motion picture camera in 1895. Other inventors preceded him, and Lumiere's achievement should always be considered in the context of this creative period. Lumiere's portable, suitcase-sized cinematographe served as a camera, film processing unit, and projector all in one. He could shoot footage in the morning, process it in the afternoon, and then project it to an audience that evening. His first film was the arrival of the express train at Ciotat. Other subjects included workers leaving the factory gates, a child being fed by his parents, people enjoying a picnic along a river. The ease of use and portability of his device soon made it the rage in France. Cinematographes soon were in the hands of Lumiere followers all over the world, and the motion picture era began. The American Thomas Alva Edison was a competitor of Lumiere's, and his invention predated Lumiere's. But Edison's motion picture camera was bulky and not portable. The "promoter" in Lumiere made the difference in this competition. For a good description of these historical developments, read Erik Barnouw's Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film, 2nd revised edition, New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993.

Answer 3

Film music started when the first person put music in a flim.

People played the piano or organ to accompany films long before films had soundtracks, very early 20th century.