"The point I have been making here all along is that bad writing cannot be saved by being blown up into a big orchestral score."
That is perfectly put, and maybe the worst single characteristic about bad film music. An example of this is how a pathetic little ditty which would sound ridiculous on a piano becomes much more "impressive" if you smear a throbbing string section all over it.
Also, I don't think that being taken out of a film by bad writing is "sad" - unless you think ignorance is bliss.
That is perfectly put, and maybe the worst single characteristic about bad film music. An example of this is how a pathetic little ditty which would sound ridiculous on a piano becomes much more "impressive" if you smear a throbbing string section all over it.
Also, I don't think that being taken out of a film by bad writing is "sad" - unless you think ignorance is bliss.