[Fmpro] Where are the Distinctive Voices In Scoring?

[Fernando Rivas]

Agree with that. That's the best cartoon music in a long time. Which
orchestra was used? I don't remember the credits. There was a lot of
difficult woodwind work performed brilliantly.


On 6/2/08 7:58 PM, "Mike Vaccaro" <mike at mikevaccaro.com> wrote:

> 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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> 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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