Unpopular Opinions

[Monsieur Croche]

Really? I've only ever seen the UK's Classic FM file soundtracks to games and movies under 'Classical.' Everyone I know don't consider music written for films and games to be classical music.... And in CD shops, soundtracks get their own section separate from classical (usually a couple of aisles away)....are you sure about this M. Croche?

First, if you can stomach it, do scan through the forty or more pages of heated discussion, opinions, and the butthurt and other sorts of offended and insulted responses to those who maintain and insist film music is not classical,' -- it is a mare's nest, to be sure.

BUT... [Slaps own forehead,] doh -- of course the Q is universally addressed in every online and bricks 'n' mortar CD store on the planet, and answered already by what bin do we put it in?

Lol and thank you.

[(poco) Sforzando]

First, if you can stomach it, do scan through the forty or more pages of heated discussion, opinions, and the butthurt and other sorts of offended and insulted responses to those who maintain and insist film music is not classical,' -- it is a mare's nest, to be sure.

Ah, that's nothing. If you really want to torture yourself, go through the 345 pages and 6891 posts dedicated to that Ultimate Faker, Havergal Brian. Surprise, no activity since December 15. What's wrong with you guys?

[Jo498]

I cannot muster any enthusiasm for the film score pro/con discussion, maybe this is also an unpopular opinion considering the popularity of the discussion in the Star Wars music thread...

(My quick answer would be that it is a category mistake; "film music" and "classical music" are different types of classification. There are classical film scores and there are some that aren't. Star wars probably isn't but "Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene" and some Korngold and Shostakovitch probably are.)

[Madiel]

(My quick answer would be that it is a category mistake; "film music" and "classical music" are different types of classification. There are classical film scores and there are some that aren't. Star wars probably isn't but "Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene" and some Korngold and Shostakovitch probably are.)

Exactly.

[Gurn Blanston]

Gents,

While it is the point of this thread to point out unpopular opinions which you may hold, I must request that you refrain from characterizing others' likes or dislikes (and by inference, them) as, boring, innocuous, insipid, stale, tedious, uninspiring, banal, bland, colorless, dead, driveling, flavorless, inane, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, milk-and-water, Milquetoast, nothing, nowhere, tame, tasteless, tiresome, unimaginative, uninteresting, unpalatable, vacant, vacuous, vapid, watery, weak or wishy-washy.

If you please.
Thank you.
Gurn 

[(poco) Sforzando]

Gents,

While it is the point of this thread to point out unpopular opinions which you may hold, I must request that you refrain from characterizing others' likes or dislikes (and by inference, them) as, boring, innocuous, insipid, stale, tedious, uninspiring, banal, bland, colorless, dead, driveling, flavorless, inane, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, milk-and-water, Milquetoast, nothing, nowhere, tame, tasteless, tiresome, unimaginative, uninteresting, unpalatable, vacant, vacuous, vapid, watery, weak or wishy-washy.

If you please.
Thank you.
Gurn 

But what does that leave us?

[Gurn Blanston]

But what does that leave us?

Oh, I know you will come up with something, you are a man of multiple resource, Poco! 

[Que]

Perhaps less acting as premium ass holes towards each other would help? 


But please don't take any personal offence, this is just another unpopular opinion!!

Q

[Monsieur Croche]

Perhaps less acting as premium ass holes towards each other would help? 


But please don't take any personal offense, this is just another unpopular opinion!!

Q

On the other hand, whatever the goal, don't you think that striving to be the best [premium] is the best approach? 

[prémont]

We need a thread for popular unpopular opinions !!

[Florestan]

boring, innocuous, insipid, stale, tedious, uninspiring, banal, bland, colorless, dead, driveling, flavorless, inane, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, milk-and-water, Milquetoast, nothing, nowhere, tame, tasteless, tiresome, unimaginative, uninteresting, unpalatable, vacant, vacuous, vapid, watery, weak or wishy-washy.

In a single word, popular. Look at popular politicians, for instance.

[Karl Henning]

I don't like this thread. (← unpopular opinion?)

[North Star]

I don't like this thread. (← unpopular opinion?)

Certainly not around here, anyway.

[Monsieur Croche]

''It's taste in the mouth, both strange and delightful, is of a pink bonbon filled with snow.''
-- Claude Debussy, on the music of Edvard Grieg.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Percolating..................

Got it!!

Mr. Snuffleupagus missed his calling by slumming on Sesame Street. He should've busted a move on Chewbacca and taken his rightful place as Han Solo's sidekick.

[Jo498]

''It's taste in the mouth, both strange and delightful, is of a pink bonbon filled with snow.''
-- Claude Debussy, on the music of Edvard Grieg.

I have seen this quote mentioned or referred to before. I am not familiar enough with Debussy's kind of irony to tell if this is really meant as negative as it apparently has been understood sometimes.

[Monsieur Croche]

Got it!!
Mr. Snuffleupagus missed his calling by slumming on Sesame Street. He should've busted a move on Chewbacca and taken his rightful place as Han Solo's sidekick.

MASTODON WASTEDON SESAME STREET, film at eleven.

[(poco) Sforzando]

Ah, that's nothing. If you really want to torture yourself, go through the 345 pages and 6891 posts dedicated to that Ultimate Faker, Havergal Brian. Surprise, no activity since December 15. What's wrong with you guys?

And my prayers have been answered! Post 6892 has just arrived. Keep those cards and letters coming, folks.

[ritter]

And my prayers have been answered! Post 6892 has just arrived. Keep those cards and letters coming, folks.

They're back!!!! 

[Sergeant Rock]

They're back!!!! 

We've never been away...just hibernating, waiting for the promised 2 and 14 to appear 

Sarge