[Fmpro] "What Happened To Original Movie Music?"

[James Ryan]

Hey Mark,
I read the article.  What made your blood boil?  Based on what I hear  
on the radio,  the Sirius/XM syndrome of fragmenting music into VERY  
specific genres and playlists, it kind of rang true to me.  Music has  
changed a lot, and the big sweeping romantic themes would seem out of  
place next to a Foo Fighters or Chilli Peppers hit, on radio at  
least.  Popular music has always been pretty fickle, and what's  
considered "cool" changes quite a bit from generation to generation.   
"I Had The Time of my Life," while nostalgic and reminiscent of it's  
era, definitely has a big fat date stamp on it, and it would be hard  
to imagine what kind of film would use that kind of song, unless it  
was for an 80s scene.

All that genre stuff aside, I don't see any reason why if a song is  
needed for a scene, it couldn't be composed as opposed to searched  
for.  I have no problem with songs being part of a score, or in some  
cases like "The Big Chill" being the entire score.  It's just a matter  
of what fits and what the director/producer have for their vision.

So what didn't you like about the article?

Best,
James

On Nov 27, 2007, at 8:09 PM, Mark Holden wrote:

>
> Associated Press article:
> "What Happened To Original Movie Music?"
>
> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/movies/5306141.html
>
> This one made my blood boil. It's pure propaganda from the Information
> Ministry.
>
> Anyone care to discuss this?
>
> Mark Holden
>
>
>
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