[Fmpro] Where are the Distinctive Voices In Scoring?

[Mike Vaccaro]

Pardon my typo.

Michael Giacchino is the correct spelling.

Mike Vaccaro

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fernando Rivas" <fernando at rivasmusic.com>
To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Where are the Distinctive Voices In Scoring?


> 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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