Reply To: Film Composers and the Ballet
Other examples include:
– Elliot Goldenthal’s OTHELLO. A sumptous work that rivals the best of his film music, IMO; it’s even been adapted into symphonic format. His JUAN DARIEN musical has, vice versa, been adapted into a ballet.
– Nino Rota has a couple, including one based on his music for LA STRADA. And an original one named LE MOLIERE IMAGINAIRE, which I haven’t heard.
– Max Richter’s WOOLF WORKS is wonderful
I knew, I can count on you, Thor. 🙂
Probably writing for the ballet is not so popular among film composers because it is on the one hand too similar to film work to really count as a proof of variety or helping to be regarded as serious composer (maybe one of the reasons why film composers write for the concert hall?) and too far off to feel really at home technically? Just a guess.