Are Movie Soundtracks the New Classics?
I have to express my disagreement here. Film music is as relevent and important as ‘taffel musik’, French or Spanish ‘court music’, ‘Gebruachtmuzik’, or any other form of patronised musical composition. The fact that music was written for a patron and thus ‘tailored’ to suit a purpose is as you know common throughout the history of music (and all the arts). The artist who has the opportuntiy to really express freely is a very rare beast. I will not deny that comtemporary classical music (not related to film) does offer a rich feast but please do not assume that this new patronisation system in some way degrades music written therein. There are two bountiful cakes here to be enjoyed – let’s not waste the crumbs of either!
