[Fmpro] Where are the Distinctive Voices In Scoring?

[Mike Vaccaro]

Michael Gahanna on Ratatouille and almost everything else he touches is a 
very distinctive voice. If you don't the DVD or CD it would be worth your 
time.
Mike Vaccaro


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evan Evans" <composercollective at gmail.com>
To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 4:50 PM
Subject: [Fmpro] Where are the Distinctive Voices In Scoring?


> No not at all. I wan't being sarcastic.
> Williams excels in areas we all dream to excel in, and simultaneously
> destroys progress in areas some of us make our life's work to evolve. It's 
> a
> love-hate relationship that's completely justified for me.
>
> EEE
>
> Message: 8
>> Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:52:57 -0400
>> From: David Tkaczuk <d-dmusic at rogers.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] "Where are the Distinctive Voices In Scoring?"
>> To: fmpro at nxport.com
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>> With tongue firmly in cheek Evan ?
>>
>> Dave
>> D&D Music
>>
>> Evan Evans wrote:
>>
>> > Ted,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the skepticism on Williams, it does help keep debate alive 
>> > and
>> > his music under much needed scrutiny. However, its important to note 
>> > that
>> > it's apparent you know very little about John Williams and for instance
>> the
>> > scoring teams of the top 25 film composers, their processes and 
>> > teammates
>> > various responsibilities. I do respect your conjecture. From your point
>> of
>> > view it circumscribed many important points of suspicion about 
>> > Williams.
>> But
>> > I can assure you, Williams writes around 95% of the notes you hear (an
>> > accurate estimate based on example). His artistry does not change
>> dependant
>> > on the changing of his crew over the years, and so it's easy to hear
>> "what
>> > is Williams" in anything he does, if you are familiar with his
>> > entire oeuvre. Williams also notates VERY fast, and developed an
>> excellent
>> > short hand for his notation, and can very easily put down nearly
>> everything
>> > you hear. He also does not change his music on the stand as drastically
>> as
>> > other film composers do, although he does tweak and produce his music 
>> > "on
>> > the stand".
>> >
>> > Just thought you should know this so that you can make your criticisms
>> even
>> > more effective. Anyone criticising Williams is doing a good service to
>> the
>> > community, in keeping this famous man's role in this artform under
>> scrutiny,
>> > as well as the art itself. If you feel the instinctive need to define
>> > Williams, I think it's very healthy that you do so. I simply recommend
>> you
>> > keep abreast of the details (facts, musical theory, etc), so that your
>> > arguments are strong.
>> >
>> > Evan Evans
>>
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