Why Do Men Wear Earrings on One Ear?
What’s the coolest thing about the latest CD by English vocal composer John Tavener? It’s been reviewed at scifi.com. It seems Sir John wrote “Fragments of a Prayer” for use in the futuristic movie Children of Men. To be clear, he’s not the composer of the full soundtrack, which includes music from diverse sources, but his music “is used sparingly throughout the movie during scenes of hope or sorrow.” “Fragments” delivers the gorgeous tone bath we expect from a Tavener song, and it’s presence in the movie signals the composer’s willingness to provide a bit of class to the film where it’s wanted. Just as we expect 5 percent of all music sales to be classical, it seems nowdays we expect 5 percent of each movie soundtrack to be classical as well. My favorite part of the review is the summary at the end. The reviewer assures us that time spent getting the album’s strange music into our ears “will be amply repaid.” Something about this pain-gain observation cracked me up — maybe it was the
