Psycho is a knock off? So that means a deliberately contrived copy, I assume, of Bartok. That is shit. The person who said this has no understanding whatsoever of what he is talking about. I have heard this kind of crap over and over from academics. It is all too easy to say this is like that, and claim as a result you have great discernment and knowledge. They had a field day with John Williams, because his influences were many as a result of writing post Romantic style in the latter 20th century. However, his themes were original, and he developed a style of his own out of them.
Would you like to know why professors talk this kind of trash?
Very simple. They are unsuccessful composers. That's why they're at a university to pay the bills. And they just HATE a guy who composes and actually makes living off it. So don't quote professors to me. Unless your purpose is comedy.
BTW "Korngoldian bombast" reveals an extreme bias, i.e. Romanticism = Bombast. Well, yes, to people who prefer classicism, or modernism, or what have you. But there are, believe it or not, people who like Korngold!
Would you like to know why professors talk this kind of trash?
Very simple. They are unsuccessful composers. That's why they're at a university to pay the bills. And they just HATE a guy who composes and actually makes living off it. So don't quote professors to me. Unless your purpose is comedy.
BTW "Korngoldian bombast" reveals an extreme bias, i.e. Romanticism = Bombast. Well, yes, to people who prefer classicism, or modernism, or what have you. But there are, believe it or not, people who like Korngold!