Rebecca (1940) | Keeping the Score Series

Be it a gentle piano interlude or a glorious orchestral fanfare, no element of filmcraft sets a movie’s tone and identity quite like the musical score. Film music has the power to underline a filmmaker’s narrative ideas, forge our bond to a heroic character, and move us to the point of tears. Join us all year long as we showcase cinema’s iconic composers whose musical talents enrich the images we see on screen and have us humming their unforgettable melodies as we exit the auditorium. The series continues in June with Rebecca. Catch it at 3:45pm or 7:00pm. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: countytheater.org/specials

This film will also have a FREE zoom discussion with Turner Classic Movies Writer Hannah Jack a few days after the screening on Tuesday June 17th. Register now at deepfocusfilm.org

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film is an elegant adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gripping psychological thriller. Joan Fontaine stars as the new bride of an aristocratic widower, played by screen legend Laurence Olivier. Upon moving into his estate, she finds herself haunted by the memories of her husband’s first wife and tormented by her housekeeper. This brilliant new restoration showcases Hitchcock’s masterful filmmaking and cinematography.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: Renowned German composer Franz Waxman achieved remarkable success with his score for Alfred Hitchcock's REBECCA. This film marked Hitchcock's inaugural Hollywood project under his agreement with producer David O. Selznick and was the first occasion he was permitted to utilize a complete symphonic score, leading to his collaboration with Waxman. Their partnership would later reunite them for the films SUSPICION and REAR WINDOW. Waxman was often sought after for his expertise in composing horror and suspense music, and REBECCA presented him with his most formidable challenge to date. The score is characterized as a quintessential orchestral work that is equal parts romantic, gothic, and ethereal. Waxman adeptly conveys the narrative's full spectrum, from the innocent beginnings to the haunting themes associated with Mrs. Danvers, while also evoking the ominous presence of Rebecca through the innovative use of the novachord, an electronic keyboard. The film represents an ideal marriage of plot and music; it’s impossible to imagine REBECCA without Waxman’s contribution.

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