>"I never liked film music very much,” he confessed in a rare interview for a forthcoming biography.>He added: “Film music, however good it can be – and it usually isn’t, other than maybe an eight-minute stretch here and there … I just think the music isn’t there. That, what we think of as this precious great film music is … we’re remembering it in some kind of nostalgic way …>“Just the idea that film music has the same place in the concert hall as the best music in the canon is a mistaken notion, I think.”>He added: “A lot of [film music] is ephemeral. It’s certainly fragmentary and, until somebody reconstructs it, it isn’t anything that we can even consider as a concert piece.”Why did Williams say this about film music? The Star Wars title theme is harmonically complex and dynamic. It certainly feels "purposeful" when you listen back to it, but I don't think that detracts much from its musical value.
>>127952710his Star Wars work is a direct rip of Holsts "The Planets" rearranged, as George Lucas specifically wanted.Williams is a hack and rightfully has no place in the rankings of great 20th Century composers.
>>127952710Because the entire purpose is to underlign and complement the movie, and most of that doesn’t stand on its own.You’re thinking of the main theme, but that’s only a small fraction of the entire score.He is not only right, but has the credentials to back it up
>>127952710so why doesnt he have a serious career? he's a jingle writer
>>127952710He's right, and it goes double for video game music
classical music is boring
>>127952996/thread
>The Star Wars title theme is harmonically complex and dynamic
Movie music is boring to listen to and so is video game music outside of a few more engaging tracks that approach being EDM or pop
>>127953069Explain how it isn't.
>>127953084>Metal Gear Rising and Devil May Cry soundtracks start playingnothin personnell
>>127953579I'm not into games
oh boy this thread again where the /classic/ autists eat each other's cum
>>127952710>forthcoming biographyAny more info on that? Also, where are the quotes from? Video, audio or printed interview? Any link will do.
>>127953188Explain how it is. You're the one making the extraordinary claim
>>127953188I listen to real classical music, the SW theme is just a jingle with an orchestra. It doesn't even hold a candle to symphonies by Shostakovich or Arvo Part that I find a little boring
>>127954087nvm I found ithttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/24/composer-john-williams-never-liked-film-music-very-much
>>127953579>DUDE POWER CHORDS AND CHUGS LMAO
