The conductor, William Stromberg, notes that the orchestra enjoys playing Max Steiner's music because the cues sound like "mini concert pieces strung together" rather than just background music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Steiner was known for composing through scenes effortlessly, smoothly utilizing memorable themes, and mimicking on-screen action while keeping it musical.
Composer Biography
Max Steiner, the composer, scored over 150 films for Warner Bros. over a career spanning almost thirty years.
Composer Biography
Max Steiner's wife, Louise Steiner, was a studio harpist who played on many of his scores, including All This, and Heaven Too.
Recording & Production
This album is dedicated to the memory of Louise Steiner Elian, Max Steiner's wife from 1936 to 1946, who passed away in 2002 and was pleased with the re-recordings.
Compositional Technique
Max Steiner approached film scoring like opera without a libretto, composing long, continuous musical chunks that could span several connecting scenes and reels.
Performer Biography
William Stromberg, the conductor, is known for reconstructing and conducting film scores from Hollywood's Golden Age, including works by Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
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