Two invisible masters by Terry Teachout

In my Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column, I pay tribute to Ennio Morricone and Johnny Mandel. Here's an excerpt. *  *  * "Writing a good movie brings a writer about as much fame as steering a bicycle." So said Ben Hecht, one of Hollywood's highest-paid screenwriters and the studio system's cynic-in-residence. Much the same thing could be said about writing movie music. Save for the handful of film …

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