
Anti-German Hysteria
Clip: Season 29 Episode 8 | 2m 30s
Creating music to reflect the mood and feelings of the film, without editorializing it.
Composer Tom Phillips believes that music for film can generally be divided into two categories: internal and observational. In this Scene Breakdown, Phillips discusses his approach to scoring a scene from The Great War.
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Anti-German Hysteria
Clip: Season 29 Episode 8 | 2m 30s
Composer Tom Phillips believes that music for film can generally be divided into two categories: internal and observational. In this Scene Breakdown, Phillips discusses his approach to scoring a scene from The Great War.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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