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People were killed thanks to the likes of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (which like Huck Finn as Blume mentioned, is satire--but in this context that's beside the point), THE DARK KNIGHT and INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. When you start erasing what you deem morally reprehensible art, where does one end? At the end of the day, yes, I wish those movies hadn't been made (don't know the circumstances for Clockwork or Interview for the record, but if ou say people died as a result of them I believe you). I would never censor them, and I would never fault their creators because they couldn't of reasonably predicted these types of impacts. And i will still happily watch them. But if I were a director or producer and I could see into the future, and I knew that by making TDK somebody would die and by not making TDK that person would live, I would not make TDK--no matter how much artistic/entertainment value it might carry.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/398772/birth-nations-centenary-armond-whiteNow that the films exist, I'm not saying it's bad to watch, analyze or even admire certain elements of these films (on the contrary I think it's very important we do so). So I don't disagree with Ebert or White. But there's a good chance people's lives were unfairly made significantly worse off as a result of Birth of a Nation. People may have even been tortured or killed. To prioritize the advancement of art over the life of a sentient being strikes me as an incredibly selfish and disturbing position, to be frank. I don't know as much about the circumstances surrounding the other works of art you mentioned as I do about BoaN, but if they resulted in a net increase in suffering then yes, I'd rather they not be made. I'm not going to stop consuming them, nor would I have necessarily advocated for their censorship when they were created. But yes, if they hurt people then I wish their authors had never created them. And yeah, what Blume said about Huck Finn.

One of the greatest films ever made. They certainly contributed significantly to the art and craft of filmmaking, but I don't think these advances were worth the racist/fascist sentiments they reinforced (and hopefully you don't either?)...

Birth of a nation

I was lucky enough to attend the concert for this last night. Really great event. Unfortunately JW wasn't able to make it - Gloria said he was "busy writing Star Wars 7" or something to that effect. Neither was Desplat, whose arriving Saturday for the Oscars. But all the other composers were there, and they very graciously met with all the fans. We also saw the premiere of the (rough cut) of the video. It's about 30-40 minutes long, and a really cool look into the process.

Interview with Gloria Cheng and full album play this Tuesday: https://www.facebook.com/MontageFilmComposers/posts/423393191161366?notif_t=scheduled_post_published

There aren't that many solo passages in Star Wars, is there? (Genuine question, not a rethorical one. I'm trying to remember if there is any solo passage in the Star Wars scores). There's a fair amount in the slower stuff. Princess Lea's Theme, Across the Stars, Luke and Leia, etc

Hey folks - just a reminder that this goes on sale for non-Kickstarter people on Tuesday (and is already available for pre-order on Amazon)!

The 2015 Grammys are for albums released from October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014 Interesting...that's also the range of the 2014 Fiscal Year.

I agree the tone pyramid is pretty corny, but I really like the action music. Haven't seen the film so I can't say how any of this stuff works with the visuals.

I got this because Bernstein is one of my favorite composers (probably my second favorite after JW), and I was curious to see how he would approach film underscore. I didn't expect it to be musically anything special, given the fact that we already have a wonderful suite for orchestra, and I figured it covered the important parts of the score. Just listened to the intrada release, and I was mistaken! There's a fair amount of noteworthy material that never made it into the suite. Would highly encourage LB fans to check this one out.

Wow never realized te force theme similarities! I never get that vibe. It serves the film I am sure but it does have a very strong musical structure and narrative on its own I feel.It just feels like there's something missing. JW once described writing film music as writing the background of a concerto, absent the actual solo line. This is one of the few scores where I feel that's true. I still like listening to it--as a trombone player I love the exposed tbone writing. But it also works well as background music when I'm studying for instsnce

It's very good, but it feels very much like "underscore"...unlike many JW scores, it feels like it was written to accompany a film, rather than to be music in itself.

Meh, just losing interest in non-JW film music.

I just bought Intrada's On the Waterfront. First time I purchased a non-JW score from a speciality label in a really really long time...

^i agree. I have yet to hear a performance/mixing better than the one on the OST

This score really has all the ingredients of being a hyper iconic one, with the same level of cultural recognition as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc. I think if the film was more popular (not to say it isn't loved), the score might be more iconic

Except that the Potter scores and Tintin are great scores. KotCS > Tintin My biggest dust collector is probably one of the early scores...None But the Brave is pretty boring.

I think Munich robbed him of the Oscar, but I'm not sure if that's his last shot. Although if he couldn't win with Lincoln, I think his prospects are fairly grim...that year had most of the ingredients for a JW win

Since the concert is 20 days away, my guess is he fell or something and needs some time to heal. Hopefully it's nothing more than that!

Most, if not all of the composers will be there.

For those planning on going to the concert--one of the shows has already sold out, but there are some limited tickets available for the other show! https://www.facebook.com/MontageFilmComposers/photos/a.311226809044672.1073741828.308140492686637/403618286472190/?type=1&notif_t=like

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This is another great one (technically an opera, but if Les Mis counts then so does this): Bernsteins' Trouble in Tahiti.