[Fmpro] FMPRO Latest Rant: "Where are the Distinctive Voices in scoring?"

[David Kane]

You must be joking. JW has written many groundbreaking scores and  
expressivity is one of his hallmarks. You need to acquaint yourself  
with his body of work. You are correct about Webber being the prince  
of schlock though. I met him some years ago- he was as aloof and  
unpleasant as his is music is derivative and technically impaired.

Dave



On May 30, 2008, at 8:00 AM, fmpro-request at nxport.com wrote:

> 'm surprised to find the phrase "courageous and profoundly  
> expressive artist" and the name "John Williams" in the same  
> sentence.  At least now I feel better about never having pursued  
> even a rudimentary musical education.  John Williams has never, to  
> my knowledge written a single passage that was:
>
> a: courageous
> b: profoundly expressive
> c: not instantly identified by this musical illiterate as a John  
> Williams piece.
>
> I guess I need to bone up on my terminology.  Here I was thinking  
> courageous and profoundly expressive would be something more along  
> the lines of Miles Davis.  Have I for decades now misunderstood the  
> definition of "schlock"?
> I am forced to re-examine my core musical beliefs!  But I'm willing  
> to change and grow, so I'll play along by asking: