Alex North

 
Johnny baby? Sure do! Invited him over to my house earlier this week. Had some beers and discussed Martinu's First Symphony. Great guy! Doesn't get a lot of promising gigs, though, but there sure as hell is a great composer in there, somewhere. He showed me the manuscript for his very own First Symphony - fascinating!
 
Oh, and guess what. Johnny, in his charming, humble way, expressed his love for my score for A Streetcar Named Desire. I don't need to tell you how delighted I was!
 
He's more of a fan of me, though. But I adore his jazzy sound!

I'm sorry, Alex, I don't know what got into me. You seem like a decent, likeable chap, and I apologize for being so short-sighted and misjudging your submitted piece. In fact, now that I listen more to it, I am beginning to appreciate its small details, and your mastery in creating a sense of rhythmic balance across the orchestra.  In fact, this may be, dare I say it, one of the best action cues written in the 20th century. I've come to the conclusion that people should not base their judgement of a piece of music on whether or not it has a simple, hummable tune, or whether it is made up of basic, easily-analyzable chords and simple rhythms. Instead, they should let the music speak for itself, and not be afraid of listening to something that they might find difficult to digest at first.
 
I shall take heed of your suggestion on my writing style, especially as you are clearly more qualified in composition than I am. However, I do have a question I simply must ask, and it is an important one. Are you a fan of John Williams? Because if you are, then you can stay. But if not, then you can feck right off.