Improvising the Score
Carlson, Gretchen L![Improvising the Score](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/378/37898975/CHSBZCOP0337898975.jpg)
On December 4, 1957, Miles Davis revolutionized film soundtrack production, improvising the score for Louis Malle's Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. A cinematic harbinger of the French New Wave, Ascenseur challenged mainstream filmmaking conventions, emphasizing experimentation and creative collaboration. It was in this environment during the late 1950s to 1960s, a brief "golden age" for jazz in film, that many independent filmmakers valued improvis...