Steven Awalt 0 Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 In another post, I saw someone mention Media Ventures in a roundabout relation to John Williams (an analogy I think). I think I know what it is, but I'm curious. Is it a group of composers (Zimmer and some others) in a business that provides filmmusic to various media? Is it canned music? What is the purpose of it all if I'm way off the mark? Some of the mentions I've seen of it online have been less than flattering, so it's caught my curiousity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 Is it a group of composers (Zimmer and some others) in a business that provides filmmusic to various media?Got it right the first time round. Stefancos- who only likes some MV scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 And they are hired to sound like Hans Zimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,240 Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 Media Ventures in a roundabout relation to John Williams (an analogy I think).I wonder what kind of relation that might have been. Marian - who only likes very few MV scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 A friend of mine works there and now he's moved up to be one of the composers. It is owned and run by Zimmer and he has a stable of composers, orchestrators and engineers working to get movie after movie out. Some of the composers get their own gigs after being there for a while and just work under the banner but most work directly for Zimmer on the films he is working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 You mean, they compose the score for him? :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Vincent 8 Posted July 8, 2002 Share Posted July 8, 2002 It is exactly what Zimmer does :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsawruk 0 Posted July 8, 2002 Share Posted July 8, 2002 How can I get a gig there??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 8, 2002 Share Posted July 8, 2002 Write something Zimmer loves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickenstein 0 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 What is Media Ventures?It's the end of film scoring as we know it. Take for instance their creation of library music that any director can purchase much cheaper than hiring a composer and use in their movie. This is bad because we'll get more movies like TPM and AOTC with all the music editing. Not to mention Media Ventures is all based on the Zimmer sound, which I personally am not too fond of. The concept of Media Ventures is an abandonment of originality in film music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 But they'll die out, just like the jazz movement in the 60's did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsawruk 0 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 But they'll die out, just like the jazz movement in the 60's did.Confused because virtually everyone at school is a jazz musician, and it probably is the most popular form of music in the region, especially among musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Possible Morn ment the use of jazz in film scores.Stefancos- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Steefy is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Steefy???So you DON'T wan't me to send you those MP3's?Stefancos- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Thanks for the mp3's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I want MP3's!!!!!!! What are they of?I'll tell you something about Media Ventures, they have the best sounding orchestra samples... I think that's about it as far as the compliments go... no no, I have to say that at least Zimmer has people working for him but then gets them to a point to go off on their own as composers, I don;t know many other composers that do that. I'm not quite sure what they have to do to get there.... But some of them do get to compose after a while and become their own composers. But yes, a lot of the compositions are not Zimmers own on his movies. That goes with the territory over there. There are some films where his name is on the title credits but the compositions are someone elses. The studios just want his name if he is too busy to do the whole thing because his name is so big. He would then probably compose the main title and the rest is handed to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 You could ask Zimmer at his web site. And how dare others get credited as a work by Zimmer!BTW, the mp3's are of ET original release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Steefy???Yes Steefy. Or Steefy boy Or even.........Steefy lad! Justin -Likeing that Steefy lad thing more and more.... Muhhahahahahahahaa!!!! ROTFL ROTJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Awalt 0 Posted July 10, 2002 Author Share Posted July 10, 2002 Thanks for all the info! It's what I figured it was...sounds really homoginized. I've read criticism of Danny Elfman for orchestration work done in his name by Shirley Walker. That's nothing compared to what it sounds like Media Ventures is doing. Cookie cutter scores. Authorized plagerism. What will they think of next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsawruk 0 Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 I don't know what they will think of next, but I do hope it involves hiring me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Better steefy than stiffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Trust you to say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Stiffy is MUCH better then Steefy.Stefancos- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 heh heh What can I say, I stand corrected again !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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