[Fmpro] Attention Santa Claus:

[chris@alpiar.com]

If that is what you really want then its time to definately spend a little time focusing on the business and political problems we are faced with today =) Because without any respect and way to maintain that respect collectively, there will be fewer and fewer masters of the art. Eventually every score will be gwen steffani shaking her booty and thats about it :p

Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
Cinematic Composer
http://www.alpiar.com/

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Latest Rant: "Where are the Distinctive Voices in scoring?" - OK, yes, there are a few courageous and profoundly expressive artists still functioning in the medium - Alexander Desplat, Chris Gunning, Jose Nieto, Ennio Morricone, Mike Giacchino, John Williams, Joe Hisaishi, Angelo Badalamenti (where has he been), Howard Shore, Ryuichi Sakamoto and some others - but they are certainly in the extreme minority (or don't seem to work enough). I want FILM MUSIC to come back. I want film composers to once again be permitted - no, encouraged - to express themselves fully from the deepest recesses of their being. I want melody, BIG luscious full-blown memorable melody. I want bold, ostentatious main title ballads or instrumentals that will vividly represent the whole of a narrative and will stick with me for weeks after leaving the theatre. I want distinctive and colorful motives (that will actually draw attention to themselves) for individual characters and/or situations/locales. I ! want outlandish experimentation from film composers - so advanced that it will actually pull out ahead of directors and writers and itself inspire cinematic innovation! Imagine that: the composers leading the way. Ain't that a glowing, glorious dream? I don't think any of the above is too much to ask for. Hell, I shouldn't even have to ask - it should just happen already! We've been way too long now with the "farting around, saw dust and boom-box" school of scoring. You good chaps should kick all those slumming, butt-kissing bums out of town. I apologize for being coy. In my next post I will express my true feelings about this matter. - JohnB _______________________________________________ The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine - http://www.filmmusicmag.com Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site by Billy Hale Music To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit: http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro