I was a bit dismayed by Tarantino's denigration of Movie Music.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35296993
His use of the word "ghetto" to me is of no importance. His apparent denigration of movie music is of far more importance.
Is he some kind of snob?
Where does he think that some of the great scores of yesteryear have originated, from opera, ballet, and musicals, perhaps. Surely movie music is simply an evolution of that staged musical performance.
Sure there are some memorable scores that have no origin in such staging. However so many of them were born from some form of topical necessity.
One of my favorites is Haydn's Farewell Symphony and I would love to see it performed as it was intended.
Going back to movie music, there have been many recent wonderful examples of movie scores standing on their own merit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35296993
His use of the word "ghetto" to me is of no importance. His apparent denigration of movie music is of far more importance.
Is he some kind of snob?
Where does he think that some of the great scores of yesteryear have originated, from opera, ballet, and musicals, perhaps. Surely movie music is simply an evolution of that staged musical performance.
Sure there are some memorable scores that have no origin in such staging. However so many of them were born from some form of topical necessity.
One of my favorites is Haydn's Farewell Symphony and I would love to see it performed as it was intended.
Going back to movie music, there have been many recent wonderful examples of movie scores standing on their own merit.
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