Nominated for three Academy Awards in 1974, including Best Picture and Best Sound, Francis Ford Coppola s The Conversation is regarded as the archetypal achievement in weaving together a balanced blend of dialogue, cinematography, sound effects, and music. For the film, composer David Shire created a score that challenged preconceptions of the music s function within film. Featuring a jazz-infused piano score with pioneering excursions into electroacoustic techniques, Shire s music provides depth and meaning to the soundtrack by establishing a musical/narrative metaphorical correlation that...