After listening to many demos on site as well as submitted work for appraisal, a thought springs to mind.
I gather from the submissions, and general film 'genre' to much of the work, that the current trend is for sweeping chords sustained forever, wordless choirs, and simple themes repeated often. Now, before you all get uppity and accuse me of being cruel, I'm posting this as someone who is trying to understand how long the current 'epic' trend is going to last. I got a refreshing reminder that there is 'other' music being written in this style, when i listened to Hetoreyn's Elven 'series'. Although there is much of the classic fantasy element in his music, Atop the Canopy and Heroes demo are different. Well done Hetoreyn for your originality in this overdone genre.
The most obvious thing that has struck me is the lack of brightly tempoed work, with little or no staccato or pizzicato elements, and a definite trend towards block harmonies going on till the end of time. (Yes i've mentioned this once or twice before).
So my immediate question is,
is this type of music something those of you who write in this style, a genre or style you deliberately choose, or a natural response to the perceptions of the 'modern film music industry?'
I think of Beethoven, Wagner, etc, (Yes i've mentioned them before) and the bright and full sound of Saint-Saens (And i've talked of him too) Organ Symphony, and wonder why today's music seems so far removed from the musical journey these composers take listeners on.
Is it still the modern film composers perception that a box of samples means epic stuff only, and that's what samples are for? Is this driven by directors and producers, or is 'epic' the only style that everyone seems to want, including the composers?
There are demos that contradict this, (Holst, etc.) but writing for living doing film is surely more than 'give me a sample base, and i'm doing big and grand, without any gaps between notes.'
Is the current trend the beginning of death for Pizz and Scat, and the deafening roar that is brief silence?
Regards,
Alex.
I gather from the submissions, and general film 'genre' to much of the work, that the current trend is for sweeping chords sustained forever, wordless choirs, and simple themes repeated often. Now, before you all get uppity and accuse me of being cruel, I'm posting this as someone who is trying to understand how long the current 'epic' trend is going to last. I got a refreshing reminder that there is 'other' music being written in this style, when i listened to Hetoreyn's Elven 'series'. Although there is much of the classic fantasy element in his music, Atop the Canopy and Heroes demo are different. Well done Hetoreyn for your originality in this overdone genre.
The most obvious thing that has struck me is the lack of brightly tempoed work, with little or no staccato or pizzicato elements, and a definite trend towards block harmonies going on till the end of time. (Yes i've mentioned this once or twice before).
So my immediate question is,
is this type of music something those of you who write in this style, a genre or style you deliberately choose, or a natural response to the perceptions of the 'modern film music industry?'
I think of Beethoven, Wagner, etc, (Yes i've mentioned them before) and the bright and full sound of Saint-Saens (And i've talked of him too) Organ Symphony, and wonder why today's music seems so far removed from the musical journey these composers take listeners on.
Is it still the modern film composers perception that a box of samples means epic stuff only, and that's what samples are for? Is this driven by directors and producers, or is 'epic' the only style that everyone seems to want, including the composers?
There are demos that contradict this, (Holst, etc.) but writing for living doing film is surely more than 'give me a sample base, and i'm doing big and grand, without any gaps between notes.'
Is the current trend the beginning of death for Pizz and Scat, and the deafening roar that is brief silence?
Regards,
Alex.