A composer doesn’t select music.
A new article in Variety online hits the nail on the head about the modern state of film scoring. One of the best, most succinct pieces I have read on the subject.
Read it.
The I ask you, what kind of director are you? One that realizes the power that music and melody can have on the [...]
Modern Scoring Sucks
Marc Shaiman used to write film scores, and he was great at it. Fantastic! He is an intensely talented musician who is now working on Broadway.
He is the kind of musician films would benefit from, and have. So why did he choose to leave? Why does he feel fortunate to be on Broadway?
Here’s why: Whatch [...]
Where Has Melody Gone? (Warning: ranting ahead…)
My son was watching an animated cartoon of his. It was a direct to DVD superhero thing from Marvel, I won’t give the name.
It’s pretty good actually, story-wise, and we bought the DVD for my two boys to watch. It also has some of my favourite super-heroes from when I grew up represented in a [...]