FrameThrower · Actors · Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
2 films · 88 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2013–2021
Born 22 March 1930 · New York City, New York, USA · died 26 November 2021
Stephen Joshua Sondheim was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborators Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes beyond the genre's traditional subjects while addressing darker elements of the human experience. His music and lyrics are tinged with complexity, sophistication, and ambivalence about various aspects of life.
Sondheim's interest in musical theatre began at a young age, and Oscar Hammerstein II mentored him.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 88 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2013–2021
- Academy Award for Best Original Song1991
- Tony Award for Best Original Score1994
- Tony Award for Best Original Score1988
- Tony Award for Best Original Score1979
- Tony Award for Best Original Score1973
- Tony Award for Best Original Score1972
- Tony Award for Best Original Score1971
- Tony Award for Best Musical1963
- National Medal of Arts
- Carl Sandburg Literary Award2016
- Presidential Medal of Freedom2015
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2012
How their films are shot
Measured across 88 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Stephen takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 47% low key — the look of the work Stephen takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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