Of the many approaches to the use of music in film one of the most intriguing and emotionally powerful is to be found in the world of film noir. Miles Davis' stunning score to Louis Malle's 1958 classic
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (
Elevator To The Gallows); Ellington's treatment of Otto Preminger's 1959
Anatomy of a Murder; Mancini's haunting
Elevator To The Gallows is one of 6 OFAM 2021 concerts presented twice:
Matinee: Sat, July 24, 1:30 pm
Evening: Thu, July 29, 7:30 pm
accompaniment to Orson Welles' 1958
A Touch of Evil. Then there are the standout songs and instrumentals which have become almost inextricably bound to that scene, that character: "Laura", "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine", "It's A Blue World", "I've Got You", "She's Funny That Way". Chuck Redd and company, featuring Shirley Andress, Lynnea Barry and Siri Vik on vocals, take us down these dark alleys and enigmatic hallways to…