Name Your Favored Composer

[eyeresist]

I still don't understand this obsession with film score merit outside of a film, and unfortunately those who advocate it aren't able to explain it  

Do you understand the obsession with ballet and theatre music outside of the ballet or theatre?*

Music is music.


*Music for radio drama also seems to be regarded as "acceptable".

[ezodisy]

Do you understand the obsession with ballet and theatre music outside of the ballet or theatre?*

Music is music.


*Music for radio drama also seems to be regarded as "acceptable".

No, I don't, I've already said that. Good for you if you do, but I like to see it set. I wouldn't call the above an "obsession" either. I used the word referring to one particular person, though the whole thing does appear far too popular in the good old US of A.

[vandermolen]

My order is:

1 Goldsmith

2 North

3 R Strauss (never liked his music)

[DavidRoss]

Or even if it's just great music, like the ballets by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, or the theatre music of Sibelius.

[karlhenning]

3 R Strauss (never liked his music)

He's slipped out of and back into my sonic favor over the years . . . but I've always had a liking for Till.

[mn dave]

Goldsmith all the way.

[ChamberNut]

Goldsmith all the way.

Sanguis, bibimus.......Corpus, edimus...

[mn dave]

Sanguis, bibimus.......Corpus, edimus...

Exactly.

[Wanderer]

So, there are people who favour North and Goldsmith over Richard Strauss. It's useful to know such things.

[sound67]

Exactly.

A single day it took him to come up with the concept for the entire score.

Thomas

[M forever]

But since you're own personal (read: subjective) definition of composition is not relevant ...

Why not? And why should your own personal (read: subjective) definition of composition be more relevant? Especially since Karl is actually a musician, while you aren't.

[DavidRoss]

Are there really 9 people (out of 41 who've voted) who prefer North's music or Goldsmith's to Richard Strauss's?  Have they never heard the Four Last Songs?  The Oboe Concerto?  Till Eulenspiegel?  The "dream trio" from Der Rosenkavalier?  Or are they just being impudent?

[Sergeant Rock]

Are there really 9 people (out of 41 who've voted) who prefer North's music or Goldsmith's to Richard Strauss's?  Have they never heard the Four Last Songs?  The Oboe Concerto?  Till Eulenspiegel?  The "dream trio" from Der Rosenkavalier?  Or are they just being impudent?

Strauss is not universally loved, even by those who like classical music. Mrs. Rock is one. She can't stand Strauss actually. She hasn't voted but if she did, it would be North or Goldsmith, no doubt.


Me...well, I prefer Goldsmith's film scores to Strauss's but perfer Strauss's operas to Goldsmith's. I didn't and won't vote 

Sarge

[ezodisy]

Especially since Karl is actually a musician, while you aren't.

isn't sound67 a musician? I was under the impression that he is, which is why I've been so tactful so far 

[Mark]

Are there really 9 people (out of 41 who've voted) who prefer North's music or Goldsmith's to Richard Strauss's?  Have they never heard the Four Last Songs?  The Oboe Concerto?  Till Eulenspiegel?  The "dream trio" from Der Rosenkavalier?  Or are they just being impudent?

My vote for North was pure impudence, David. That said, I can only handle Strauss in small doses. I find him terribly overblown at times. But then, if I'm in a romantic/heroic mode ...

[sound67]

... which is why I've been so tactful so far 

No, I'm not a musician. Never claimed to be. So?

I've done film studies at college. Have M forever, or Karl? So?

Have you studied film so you can make qualified statements about the way Tarkovsky uses music in his films (which you did)?

Thomas

[karlhenning]

Pure impudence has its place, too, Mark 

[ezodisy]

I've done film studies at college.

You do a very good job of hiding it. Perhaps next you can study music, that way you will stop your silly little criticisms of Bernstein and Strauss, among others, I'm sure.

Have you studied film so you can make qualified statements about the way Tarkovsky uses music in his films (which you did)?

No I haven't studied it. IMO "film studies" is something of an oxymoron unless you work in the industry, which I presume you don't. Can you quote me on my "qualified statements about the way Tarkovsky uses music in his films"?

[sound67]

You do a very good job of hiding it. Perhaps next you can study music, that way you will stop your silly little criticisms of Bernstein and Strauss, among others, I'm sure.

No I haven't studied it. IMO "film studies" is something of an oxymoron unless you work in the industry, which I presume you don't.

I see. So studies in painting, sculpting, literature, theatre etc. are valid only if you're a working in the respective business??? What a weird way of looking at college education.

Thomas

[ezodisy]

I see. So studies in painting, sculpting, literature, theatre etc. are valid only if you're a working in the respective business??? What a weird way of looking at college education.

Thomas

Nice try sound 67. Those other subjects are not film studies so you'll have to try again. Either that or try to write something intelligent about film instead of just repeating the same thing about film music. That way you'll put your "education" into practice.