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My ten-year-old niece had to write an essay for school, titled "The Twelve Best Songs of All Time". I must admit that when I read it I felt very old indeed, because I had only ever heard of three of the artists she mentioned. Then I noticed that they were all songs which became popular in the charts after 2016, when she was five and just becoming aware of social platforms, discoteques and Spotify.
When I pointed out to her that the title of the essay was about the best songs OF ALL TIME, she shrugged and said that she didn't know anything about "all time", that she was only ten, and that she had written about the songs she really liked to sing and dance to.
Heh. That reminds me of the first time I started making "ten best movies of all time" lists in junior high school - when my knowledge range of cinema was still fairly narrow.
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Ran across this item this morning. Admittedly from a deservedly minor film blog, but, I mean, what a load of crap. I'm half surprised that this kid even knew about Alfred Newman.
https://www.slashfilm.com/604205/best-film-composers-of-all-time/
The only one on her list I really like is Ennio Morricone.
To my ears, John Williams is too schlock-pseudo-classical, e.g., Star Wars. To quote the old Rolling Stone Record Guide from 1983 about the Star Wars soundtrack: "John Williams' score, discofied by a couple of artists, made some commercial inroads in 1977, yet nothing like the ones made by the movie. Title theme isn't bad, but the rest is dispensable" (Dave Marsh).
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Ran across this item this morning. Admittedly from a deservedly minor film blog, but, I mean, what a load of crap. I'm half surprised that this kid even knew about Alfred Newman.
https://www.slashfilm.com/604205/best-film-composers-of-all-time/
The only one on her list I really like is Ennio Morricone.
To my ears, John Williams is too schlock-pseudo-classical, e.g., Star Wars. To quote the old Rolling Stone Record Guide from 1983 about the Star Wars soundtrack: "John Williams' score, discofied by a couple of artists, made some commercial inroads in 1977, yet nothing like the ones made by the movie. Title theme isn't bad, but the rest is dispensable" (Dave Marsh).
I wouldn't rely too heavily on the Soundtracks reviews in that book. I like to read that section when I need a good laugh. It's loaded with inaccuracies.
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To my ears, John Williams is too schlock-pseudo-classical, e.g., Star Wars.
John Williams is an excellent composer. I love him. But nobody sounds good if you don't like his style.
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Sep 17, 2021 - 1:55 AM
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Ran across this item this morning. Admittedly from a deservedly minor film blog, but, I mean, what a load of crap. I'm half surprised that this kid even knew about Alfred Newman.
https://www.slashfilm.com/604205/best-film-composers-of-all-time/
The only one on her list I really like is Ennio Morricone.
To my ears, John Williams is too schlock-pseudo-classical, e.g., Star Wars. To quote the old Rolling Stone Record Guide from 1983 about the Star Wars soundtrack: "John Williams' score, discofied by a couple of artists, made some commercial inroads in 1977, yet nothing like the ones made by the movie. Title theme isn't bad, but the rest is dispensable" (Dave Marsh).
I wouldn't rely too heavily on the Soundtracks reviews in that book. I like to read that section when I need a good laugh. It's loaded with inaccuracies.
I agree, the reviews in the Rolling Stone Record Guide shouldn't be taken too seriously. But I do find some of them hilarious! E.g., the reviews for John Denver and Olivia Newton-John. I've owned different editions of the guide since the '80's and even today I can quote some of them almost word for word.
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Sep 17, 2021 - 1:59 AM
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Phil567
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Ran across this item this morning. Admittedly from a deservedly minor film blog, but, I mean, what a load of crap. I'm half surprised that this kid even knew about Alfred Newman.
https://www.slashfilm.com/604205/best-film-composers-of-all-time/
The only one on her list I really like is Ennio Morricone.
To my ears, John Williams is too schlock-pseudo-classical, e.g., Star Wars. To quote the old Rolling Stone Record Guide from 1983 about the Star Wars soundtrack: "John Williams' score, discofied by a couple of artists, made some commercial inroads in 1977, yet nothing like the ones made by the movie. Title theme isn't bad, but the rest is dispensable" (Dave Marsh).
I wouldn't rely too heavily on the Soundtracks reviews in that book. I like to read that section when I need a good laugh. It's loaded with inaccuracies.
I agree, the reviews in the Rolling Stone Record Guide shouldn't be taken too seriously. But I do find the snide, mocking tone of some of them hilarious! E.g., the reviews for John Denver and Olivia Newton-John. I've owned different editions of the guide since the '80's and even today I can quote some of them almost word for word.
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Sep 17, 2021 - 1:59 AM
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Phil567
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Ran across this item this morning. Admittedly from a deservedly minor film blog, but, I mean, what a load of crap. I'm half surprised that this kid even knew about Alfred Newman.
https://www.slashfilm.com/604205/best-film-composers-of-all-time/
The only one on her list I really like is Ennio Morricone.
To my ears, John Williams is too schlock-pseudo-classical, e.g., Star Wars. To quote the old Rolling Stone Record Guide from 1983 about the Star Wars soundtrack: "John Williams' score, discofied by a couple of artists, made some commercial inroads in 1977, yet nothing like the ones made by the movie. Title theme isn't bad, but the rest is dispensable" (Dave Marsh).
I wouldn't rely too heavily on the Soundtracks reviews in that book. I like to read that section when I need a good laugh. It's loaded with inaccuracies.
I agree, the reviews in the Rolling Stone Record Guide shouldn't be taken too seriously. But I do find the snide, mocking tone of some of them hilarious! E.g., the reviews for John Denver and Olivia Newton-John. I've owned different editions of the guide since the '80's and even today I can quote some of them almost word for word.
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"The greatest composer of the Golden Age of Hollywood was Alfred Newman."
This settles it for ALL TIME.
Get stuffed, Max!
[I wonder if Leah M. Thomas was born during the time a U.S. postage stamp was 33 cents.]
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I wouldn't rely too heavily on the Soundtracks reviews in that book. I like to read that section when I need a good laugh. It's loaded with inaccuracies.
I agree, the reviews in the Rolling Stone Record Guide shouldn't be taken too seriously. But I do find some of them hilarious! E.g., the reviews for John Denver and Olivia Newton-John. I've owned different editions of the guide since the '80's and even today I can quote some of them almost word for word.
Same with me. Their reviews of every group and solo Osmonds album is a massacre!
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