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Articles on the Music of
Miklós Rózsa
Hungarian-born, German-trained, and steeled by an early professional career in both Paris and London, composer Miklós Rózsa moved to Hollywood during the second world war - but what was supposed to be a quick trip turned into a lifetime stay. Rózsa wrote nearly 100 film scores and some 40 concert works that each deserve study.
At CSU Long Beach as a masters student, I wrote this project report on Rózsa's score to Robert Siodmak's 1946 thriller, THE KILLERS.
As a doctoral student at Arizona State University, I conducted Rózsa's concert work, THEME, VARIATIONS, AND FINALE. His first mature work is filled with both original folk melodies and powerfully epic passages, foreshadowing his future output as a film composer. A detailed analysis and performance guide is below.
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