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Music in the Air poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.5 / 100
1934·Comedy / Musical / Romance·1h 25m

MUSIC IN THE AIR

“The LOVE they LAUGH they SING they QUARREL... but always there's MUSIC in the AIR”

A songwriter's young daughter (June Lang) begins to dream of stardom when she's offered the lead role in a new operetta.

Above the Line
Joe May·DirectorBilly Wilder·ScreenplayHoward Irving Young·ScreenplayErnest Palmer·Director of PhotographyJerome Kern·Original Music Composer
Cast
Gloria Swanson·Frieda HotzfeltJohn Boles·Bruno MahlerDouglass Montgomery·Karl RoderJune Lang·Sieglinde LessingAl Shean·Dr. Walter LessingReginald Owen·Ernst WeberJoseph Cawthorn·Hans UppmanHobart Bosworth·CorneliusSara Haden·MarthaRoger Imhof·Burgomaster
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 2
Joe May·DirectorRobert Liebmann·Continuity
Writing· 3
Billy Wilder·ScreenplayHoward Irving Young·ScreenplayOscar Hammerstein II·Lyricist
Camera· 2
Ernest Palmer·Director of PhotographyOtto Dyar·Still Photographer
Sound & Music· 4
Jerome Kern·Original Music ComposerJerome Kern·SongsArthur von Kirbach·SoundLouis De Francesco·Music Director
Art & Design· 2
William S. Darling·Art DirectionRené Hubert·Costume Design
Production· 1
Erich Pommer·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Jack Donahue·Choreographer
By the Numbers
60.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Music in the Air's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#E0F0F2
#D08470
#302020
Mood
Romantic, Intimate
Composition
Split
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A close-up illustration of a man and a woman looking at each other. The man is on the left, looking down and to the right, while the woman is on the right, look”

romancemusical
Key Elements
Pearl NecklaceDecorative EarringHead Covering
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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