Dick
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Film scores have been described as the "classical music of today." While the structure is different (short cues rather than longer movements), I absolutely agree that the better orchestral scores are indeed the evolved form of their musical predecessors. I lament not having the likes of Debussy and Wagner and Tchaikovsky create new works during our lives, but we have their music for all time, and in their stead (and heavily influenced by them) come the Miklos Rozsa's and Jerry Goldsmith's and John Williams' of our generation. Even heard apart from the visuals of the films for which they were composed, the good scores affect us profoundly. I own several thousand film soundtracks, and I have only to choose one appropriate to the mood I wish to be in, close my eyes, and be whisked away to a desirable place or memory. How we humans have relied on music for comfort all these many centuries! Emotionally, where would we be without it?James Horner is my favourite composer. I have over 80 of his scores. I love film music, it is my # 1 musical love (U2 are a close second)
I have 400+ scores and it is the most remarkable genre of music. I can taste any style and flavor the world over through film scores! But Horner is my clear favourite, with his scores for Aliens, Four Feathers, Glory and Wrath of Khan being my faves of his.
I could talk about film scores all day