Summary Of 'Whatever Happened To Great Movie Music?'

In the article, "Whatever Happened to Great Movie Music?": Cinéma Vérité and Hollywood Film Music of the Early 1970s, Julie Hubbert expands on the change that took place in the 1970’s regarding music in films and it’s relation in regards to Cinéma Vérité, a form of filmmaking used in documentaries. Hubbert has obtained her Ph.D in Music History from Yale University; she specialized in Film Music and is currently an associate professor at the School of Music at the University of South Carolina. Hubbert maintains a clear focus on exploring Cinéma Vérité and its relationship with music in film, especially the evolution of it that took place from orchestral scores to a more commercial brand during the 1970’s.
The author analyzes several films that
The way readers can fully grasp Cinéma Vérité and then connect it to the Hollywood industry through music is due to Hubbert’s clear organization of the essay. She paints a vivid picture for the audience as she focuses on “vérité -ists” and explains their style and techniques to filmmakers who clearly “registered” a “change” and used those techniques that were akin to the vérité style (Hubbert, p.192). The organization of this essay is one of its strengths, because it enables the reader to fully comprehend the author’s thesis and support.
This article harbors a weakness due to the fact that many parts of its support are based on implications. Throughout much of the article, readers are given support that can be labeled as nothing, if not speculation. Using a film of Martin Scorsese, Hubbert asserts that one of his statements “implied” a “connection” to vérité –ist influences (Hubbert, p.206). This support seems a little flimsy as one cannot support ideas with implications. Many could just as well disprove his influence due to the fact that he has never outright discussed Cinéma Vérité as his muse in regards to source only