dennismk01

I agree with Ray about James Horner...while I agree that he has done some good scores (like Mask of Zorro and Field of Dreams) I have always considered him to be a 'derivative' composer; i.e., he assumes a particular compositional style and bases his music on that 'genre' instead of breaking any new ground. Field of Dreams I consider JH's homage to Aaron Copland, Mask of Zorro his homage to Malaguena/Spanish Zarazuelas, ST II: WoK his homage to Alexander Courage. While there is nothing wrong with using 'Variations on a Theme' as a compositional style, what I miss from him is the purely creative, imaginative perspective that JW brings to his work...for example I would never expect JH to do anything as creative or groundbreaking as 7YiT or yes, PoA. So while I can't think of any composer I'd prefer to hear instead of JW for GoF, I'd rather take the chance and listen to something NEW instead of more of the repetitive stuff from CoS. (listening to Hook I am convinced that anyone replacing JW who does NOT copy music from the first three HPs may face an impossible task in presenting a viable alternative)

As much as I am sad to hear about JW not doing (at least as of now) GoF, I can see why he decided to do MoaG. After all he has pretty much done all of SS's movies, and the amount of exposure he gets from SS and GL means that he has to put in the work necessary to allow his work to measure up to the movie involved. That said I am sad that JW will not be doing GoF. I could honestly tell CoS was not scored by JW completely...the stretches where he did not do the music showed VERY prominently...at least to me. All that said, PoA was a revelation...it was like rediscovering JW again, now in his latest phase. I hope that whatever is done regarding GoF music, that the producers consider going with a totally different composer...I'd like to hear what someone else might be able to do with a different palette and brush.