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Recently, I found myself arguing with a friend over the merits of John Williams, the composer of numerous film soundtracks including the upcoming Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. My friend was accusing Williams of being a shameless sell-out, a hack who borrows from a hundred other works, including his own soundtracks on occasion. The Star Wars soundtracks steal voluminously from Holst and Wagner, as well as Stravinsky; the soundtrack for JAWS is an amalgam of numerous traditional sea themes from dozens of sources. But while I attempted to make a comparison of Williams' use of so many different sources...
Recently, I found myself arguing with a friend over the merits of John Williams, the composer of numerous film soundtracks including the upcoming Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. My friend was accusing Williams of being a shameless sell-out, a hack who borrows from a hundred other works, including his own soundtracks on occasion. The Star Wars soundtracks steal voluminously from Holst and Wagner, as well as Stravinsky; the soundtrack for JAWS is an amalgam of numerous traditional sea themes from dozens of sources. But while I attempted to make a comparison of Williams' use of so many different sources...
...leaf through rap magazines, or when I think about the fact that the dopest tracks that have dropped in the past couple years will probably never go beyond vinyl singles played on college radio shows like Harvard's own Saturday Solutions (Sat. 9-11 p.m., 95.3 FM; sorry, shameless plug...
Ignoring HARMONY's shameless plug in the introduction, there never was a more serene and enjoyable evening to be had. The small group of thirteen players had no problem projecting their rich tones, with very little help from the resonant acoustics of Mem Church. No particular player stands outfrom the rest; the string ensemble performs with such wonderful cohesiveness that every member is an integral (yet unobtrusive) part of the whole...
True, Madonna is a shameless, shamefulappropriator. But she still is relevant (though noone can explain why), perhaps more so now thanever before. There is no better proof of this thanher newest piece of pop culture, her contributionto Geisha-rama--her newest video from Ray ofLight, "Nothing Really Matters" (which sheperformed lamely in Geisha garb at the GrammysWednesday night...