> Yes, and knowing several people who have performed in orchestras for
> decades, I don't know a single person who actually ENJOYS performing
> "masses of sound." The San Francisco Symphony union fought to
> wear earplugs while performing avant-garde dissonance.

I can understand your statement here. I used to work for Sony Pictures and would often talk to the musicians on their way to score films (and once sent a bottle of wine to Ken Wannberg, John Williams, and Steven Spielberg when they scored "Catch Me If You Can") and they didn't care for Goldenthal's music, maybe because it's difficult to perform and the antithesis of the classics many of them are used to. Personally, I love Goldenthal's scores and think he has a fresh approach.