15 April 2009

Film Music

It strikes me that classical music IN SUPPORT OF SOMETHING ELSE has always been the norm (church music, opera, dancing) and continues to be the norm (film, television) and when we talk of people who "don't like classical music" we really mean people people who don't like the music removed from what it accompanies.  Of course, Zander's talk is about liking it even removed from what it might otherwise accompany, which is a worthwhile pursuit (and a secret passion worth learning and sharing).

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html

So while he doesn't speak about music to accompany drama, he might help us to appreciate scores without the context of their drama.