Quality of film music discussion: On boards other than MainTitles.

A bit of an overstatement, yeah, but it's a term that works and everyone knows what you mean by it. It certainly isn't a term I get worked up about and I'll continue to use it when appropriate.

The one that bugs me is where you have lists of scores/composers/favourite tracks and whatever and there's always a number of people who'll say "I can't believe noboby has mentioned 'composer-X, Track-Y*' etc.

*this happens a lot at FSM.

Yeah... that one is a little bizarre!

Here is another interesting comparison. Have any of you visited the FSM Now Playing thread? A good majority of the members just post hyperlinks to a cover image (usually from Amazon) of the score they are playing and don't make any further comments. Zzzzzzzzzz...

That's what makes the MT much more interesting place to hang out. Some of the most stimulating conversations have happened in the Now Playing threads here at MT due to the fact that the people here take the time to at least write a few words about the score they are listening to. Anyone can hyperlink to an image but I think the truly passionate film music fans have something to say about the score they are listening to.

Filmtracks also has Now Playing threads. Actually, a brand new Now Playing thread is opened each and every day and the members over there are as equally passionate about their music as we are.

-Erik-

I certainly think that this is a great suggestion but I don't know how to include the messageboard. I think I need server space for that.
Thomas

It's just Holy Grail has religious undertones to it all. It just makes your like/love of a score seem over-the-top. Why can't a treasure just be a treasure and not a holy grail. Doesn't everyone know that Holy Grails can take life away (if you choose poorly...)

We'll see if Anthony is willing to help.
Thomas

I will help you with the forum Tom, but can't promise when. I'll set up the WordPress and let you know.

So...



But the Holy Grail is a treasure... the ultimate treasure!

Obtaining your film music holy grail is something very exciting so an over-the-top reaction is usually the normal when a holy grail CD is released. I know that I went absolutely bonkers when Back To The Future was announced. And I will fooking loose it when a complete Hook is announced!

-Erik-

That thread at FSM doesn't interest me and I rarely look at it, on the other hand I love their OT Now Playing thread because there's stuff there I find genuinely interesting and have gone on to purchase with favourable results.

Argh, yes! That's one of my worst pet peeves. The number of times I've seen it at FSM makes me want to tear my hair out. The worst is when someone does it in the third or fourth post of a thread. I've actually seen that. Argh!

Peter

That doesn't annoy me so much. However, when someone starts a topic on the ESSENTIAL or must-haves of a given composer, and then the composer's entire discography is mentioned a few posts down, that's a bit annoying. It's not a competition in naming the most titles by a composer. It's trying to boil it down to the essentials to provide a fruitful buyer's guide.

I feel that most fans often lack the ability to take one step back and look at things a BIT more objectively.

Regarding the image/NP thing again, I feel there's something beautiful about the simplicity of it; like watching a painting at an exhibition. Plus the fact that it's happening RIGHT NOW, at another place in the world. If I want opinions and discussions on said scores, I can get that in other threads.

Even here at maintitles, I rarely give more than a sentence on the score I'm playing, sometimes not even that or about the music itself!

Next time I see one of those threads that warrants it I'm going to post the most OTT "I can't believe nobody has mentioned..." I can possibly do, look out for it in a future FSM post.

I'd really rather not remember EVER AGAIN Modern Talking

But really, isn't saying a certain score that you love dearly as your very favourite, just as expressive as calling it a Holy Grail?

No, it isn't! STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE is a score I love dearly and is one of my very favourites but it can't be a grail because I already have it, a grail is the as yet unattainable.

Will do.

Peter