Yup - the music in those movies was sort of "found" rather than "composed for purpose" - Chris from Lafayette

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Topic - Movie music - Moldog 13:11:22 04/19/21 (35)

RE: Movie music - Moldog 13:56:02 04/21/21 (0)

Music vs. "sound effects" in film - peppy m. 16:02:41 04/20/21 (9)

I used to feel EXACTLY the same way you do now - Chris from Lafayette 02:10:42 04/21/21 (7)

I used to feel EXACTLY the OPPOSITE of the way I do now... - peppy m. 09:12:07 04/21/21 (6)

I'm in general agreement with what you say - Chris from Lafayette 10:52:21 04/21/21 (5)

I was never burned by the "Serialists," etc. but I'm still waiting for my Compassionate Cacophonist epiphany - jdaniel@jps.net 19:21:45 04/21/21 (4)

RE: Compassionate Cacophonist - peppy m. 10:27:41 04/22/21 (3)

Compassionate Cacophonists = modern composers of the post-Berg, post-Copland, post Bartok schools? - jdaniel@jps.net 11:22:54 04/22/21 (2)

Yes - Rautavaara isn't bad (from the little I've heard) - Chris from Lafayette 16:08:14 04/22/21 (1)

I haven't heard much by the holy minimalists. As for what's going on in the the young composing world today... - jdaniel@jps.net 17:53:01 04/22/21 (0)

Raising hand! - jdaniel@jps.net 17:18:41 04/20/21 (0)

I'll be an outlier and give an example from jazz: - tinear 05:21:05 04/20/21 (0)

"...completely worthless outside of the film." - Jim Treanor 18:40:28 04/19/21 (0)

counterexample: soundtrack for Tous Les Matins du Monde - oldvinyl 18:07:23 04/19/21 (3)

So I see on IMDb that the (HIP) soundtrack for this movie. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:18:17 04/20/21 (2)

another Jordi Savall spectacular!! - oldvinyl 19:36:01 04/20/21 (1)

Yup - the music in those movies was sort of "found" rather than "composed for purpose" - Chris from Lafayette 02:18:41 04/21/21 (0)

Horner's "Field of Dreams" has some very nice moments, including the main theme for solo guitar and the - jdaniel@jps.net 18:05:35 04/19/21 (1)

I like Horner's scores myself when he's not stealing too obviously! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 01:47:57 04/22/21 (0)

Alexander Nevsky is pretty good.... [nt] - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 16:17:43 04/19/21 (1)

Ivan the Terrible isn't too shabby either - Chris from Lafayette 01:41:28 04/20/21 (0)

Music "completely worthless outside of the film" cannot also be "classical music" ? - peppy m. 15:58:15 04/19/21 (8)

"I think that 'classical music' is actually a kind of 'many-splendored thing'" - Chris from Lafayette 16:10:43 04/19/21 (7)

Which recording(s) of Siegfried Idyll do you recommend ? (nt - peppy m. 09:04:29 04/20/21 (6)

Some may think these are odd choices, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:53:41 04/20/21 (5)

They might be odd choices, but... - peppy m. 15:39:54 04/20/21 (3)

I find that there's usually not too much to differentiate in the various performances. . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:55:21 04/21/21 (2)

"not too much to differentiate" between Toscanini & Gould? (nt) - goldenthal 16:40:43 04/21/21 (1)

Ha-ha! I take your point! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:28:31 04/21/21 (0)

RE: Some may think these are odd choices, but. . . - pbarach 10:19:03 04/20/21 (0)

Not classical music? - jimbill 15:21:06 04/19/21 (0)

I disagree in some ways - Chris from Lafayette 13:54:09 04/19/21 (3)

movie music - DrChaos 15:27:15 04/22/21 (1)

Ooh! I wouldn't go that far! (I love the music of Saint-Saens!) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 19:20:28 04/23/21 (0)

I like the Williams score for Schindler's List!.... - TWB 14:20:48 04/19/21 (0)

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Yup - the music in those movies was sort of "found" rather than "composed for purpose" - Chris from Lafayette 02:18:41 04/21/21 (0)

Yup - the music in those movies was sort of "found" rather than "composed for purpose"

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