Stop Frame

Some time ago, there was video called  The Marvel Symphonic Universe , regarding how terrible the music in the Marvel (MCU) is. It seemed to place the blame on an overreliance on temp scores, those little snippets of random music that a director uses to work with his editor to finalize the cut of the film. They become so enamored with these snippets that they insist their composer warp their music to match. I found this gentle counter opinion, A Theory of Film Music , which rightfully noted that temp scores have been around roughly since the dawn of sound in film. It suggests that the source material being drawn from is an ever shallowing puddle, and film music is seen more as musical landscape, a la Hans Zimmer, rather than melodies and themes. Both of these led me to consider the problem from my own point of view, which from time to time I’ve mulled over. I find bits and pieces within each that I agree, but feel that both miss the main point. That point is simple: The majority of...

The entire Joe Rogan controversy is an example of the kids being left in charge and the adults refusing to teach them any better. I’m not a regular consumer of podcasts. There are a couple I listen to from time to time, but nothing on a regular basis. While I’ve caught a few minutes of the Joe Rogan Experience on YouTube, I’ve never listened to his podcast. One of the primary reasons for that is that you have to subscribe to Spotify to do so, and I prefer Qobuz, Tidal, or even Amazon Music. Rogan is behind Spotify’s paywall and that’s that. But the nature of the fight is about more than who does or does not listen to Rogan. This fight goes to the very nature of the First Amendment and the fundamental concept of the United States. And yes, I understand that cuts both ways. What’s his name and Joni Mitchell are free to yank their creations from Spotify, no ifs, ands, or buts. I’m not denying their right, I’m questioning their reasons. Rogan talks to people. He does so largely unfiltered....