What are the main differences between writing music for animated films and writing for “live” films?
In animated films, the composers used to indulge in a specific, traditional style… It was normal to comment upon an action in a continuous way, by following with the music the “trajectories” of the characters. It was equally common to deal with simplified and schematic emotions. To tell the truth, I believe that, nowadays, clichés are still around, but they are not as overused as once they were. For what concerns me, I do not write in a different way when I work on an animated film. Animation is just a technique to tell stories: it is true that this technique often tells “fantasy” stories, but this is not an artistic limitation at all. I absolutely do not believe in all that prejudices about animation being “for children”. I cannot understand why a guy in tights that can fly and is indestructible can be the protagonist of a story “for grown-ups”, while a little mouse that discovers about his talent and his true role in the world can not! I agree. And, again about animated cinema: per
