Alex North's A Streetcar Named Desire

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Alex North's A Streetcar Named Desire is written by Annette Davison and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0810863936 (ISBN 10) and 9780810863934 (ISBN 13).

This film score handbook provides a detailed analysis of Alex North's astounding score for Elia Kazan's 1951 adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Beginning with a review of North's musical training and film scoring techniques, the book then uses approaches from both musicology and film studies to present a comprehensive exploration of the film's (self-)censorship and its impact on North's music, most notably in the film's infamous staircase scene.