Thomas - nothing you said came across as at all harsh in any way whatsoever!thomekk wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:04 pmMark, I did not want to sound harsh or so, sorry. Was just a spontaneous reaction I guess.ChameleonMusic wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:42 pmThanks Thomas - I occasionally write this sort of 'cheesy' stuff...why? Because I can sell it!
It's very much a little stale now, the 'epic trailer' style but it still needs 'composing' if you know what I mean!?
I think It's time though for some more varied ideas in the blockbuster film music world...a return to a few more electronic or hybrid scores or something a little more leftfield? Nice if more directors went out on a limb and took a few more chances with the music?
And part of my perception of this kind of movie score music. Which you managed to do well.
And yeah, I know of course that it is work to make something like that, no doubt!
I see myself here often more as a listener or better (as it is the case with movies it's underscoring/commenting) movie watcher, who has to bear this kind of stuff - and very often it is annoying me, because of the klischees it is carrying out. I really do see me in this case more as a consumer, who wants to have a good movie... and often the repeatetedly bombastic score gets me out - and that's not ideal.
Don't want to open the "old movie music vs. new movie music" can, but yeah, I like the old movie music more (not that all of it has been good, but most seems more colourful - maybe because there was more freedom for the composers
And yeah, I've seen lots of movies with that kind of epic stuff. All those epic ingredients seem indeed to me sort of stale - as the years go by.
I don't have an idea for what could be better... only - as you mention - if the directors would took more "risk" to let more colourful, maybe "leftfield" or whatever it should be called, alternative styles, ideas, freedom let go for the composers.
What I learned so far from others, who do stuff for trailers and movies, is more on the opposite side - not much time, the job has to be done, composer as part of the team, sometimes the last in the chain with not much range to act autonomous.
Which is the case, I guess.
But this should not forbid a consumer disliking how that cheesy music sounds. Not subtile and just a foreign matter (to me in some of those movies). Of course it is hard work nevertheless
well done.
The one big problem with these forums is that the written word can be quite clunky at times, but there are plenty of people on here (including yourself) that I'm very comfortable with and know that they always feedback in a well meaning way!
Having had a 12 month break from KVR, it does seem generally more friendly and positive at the moment...couple of years ago it was much too dominated by negative, insulting, petty idiots at times! (There will always be some element of that, but it is very much a rarity at the moment from my experience. Moderation seems much tighter as well).
no worries, ok then.
