The arrival of the new Spanish cinema: the film collaborations of Isidro Maiztegui and Juan Antonio Bardem

• Autores: María Fouz Moreno
• Localización: The Routledge Handbook to Spanish Film Music / Laura Miranda González (ed. lit.), 2024, ISBN 9781003174974, págs. 143-154
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Isidro Maiztegui (1905–1996) was one of the most relevant composers in the Spanish film industry in the mid-20th century. After considerable success as a composer in Argentina, Maiztegui arrived in Spain in the 1950s, at the same time as the dissident cinema of filmmaker Juan Antonio Bardem was beginning to break through. Maiztegui became the distinguished director's composer of choice. This chapter discusses the impact that Isidro Maiztegui's music had on the development of Juan Antonio Bardem's filmmaking, through his involvement in the director's masterpieces within the trend of social commentary films such as Cómicos (Comedians, 1954), Muerte de un ciclista (Death of a Cyclist, 1955) and Calle Mayor (Main Street, 1956). Consideration is also given to Maiztegui's compositional style and the role of his music in the audiovisual construction process that took place in Spain in the 1950s.