John

I almost never do this, but after having heard a few tracks off "Rogue One" 's soundtrack, I really need to vent:
 
This isn't just bad.
It's ugly. 
 
And I think the reason is sadly obvious: Giacchino's attempt at pastiche in such an iconic musical universe can only showcase his own shortcomings.
 
It would have been an ungrateful task even for much better equipped writers, but as it stands, it simply sounds like a fan score. 
 
There's no point in dwelling on the awkwardly constructed themes, the inelegant emulation, the artlessness of it all... 
 
Giacchino was hired to write an apology, not a film score, and it shows.
 
I feel very, very bad for him.
 
Not for him not being a composer of Williams' caliber (few ever were), but rather for him being asked to put it so blatantly on display . 
 
 
 
 
 

Weirdly, while James Cameron is now a pretentious vegan telling people to reduce their carbon footprints, the eatery in the Avatar land at Disney's Animal Kingdom serves meat to the tourists.