billythefish wrote:wayfarer wrote:Chris Monk wrote:
Very true. Lots of dramatic chords but not much in the way of music.
Many composers fall into this trap. As much as I like Hans Zimmer and his proteges, they churn out scores like they've come from a conveyor belt.
... a bit like the average Hollywood film these days.
It's ironic that Paul criticises TD, well that's a bit harsh actually, let's just call it an observation, that they basically did one style of music all the time and that was just about different enough to get them work in Hollywood. Whereas Paul (with all that talent) finds himself producing basically the same air-brushed stuff that could be produced by most of the top names in Hollywood, whilst IMHO never really creating a signature sound for himself*. To be fair perhaps a Hollywood composer needs to be a cameleon these days, it's just a shame that the conveyor belt process and perhaps more importantly, the need to please everyone from the director downwards often results in music that cannot stand alone from the picture, or IMHO stay in my mind until the end of the CD.
*I think most of us could spot a Hermann, Goldsmith, Williams or Barry soundtrack a mile off, but in all honesty can you say that about Paul?