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After the Golden Era, film music began to reach beyond late romantic style scores. Rather than purely orchestral sounds, jazz, pop, and Western music started to integrate into film. It was during this time that the sounds associated with spies, deserts, and the Southwest were created.
The 70s marked a time for great innovation for music in film. Early synthesizers were being produced, and soon they entered the world of film scores. Composers were able to create entire soundtracks on their own rather than having to search for sounds from various instruments. These sounds could be saved as well so they could be reused in the future. This made the production of movie music much faster and cheaper. Film scores also started to drift back towards classical sounds.
Sources: Film Independent, Video Caption Corporation, Google Arts & Culture, Reel Rundown
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