Actually I'm going to completely say that Clemmenson has become completely unprofessional in his reviewing this time of Inception, it's obvious that his personal bias of what he thinks of Hans Zimmer, and maybe even the people who are fans of his that frequent this site, are colouring his judgement.

There are many, many other composers out there other than Hans Zimmer who are less passionate, have done less for, and actually been detrimental to the industry. Yes you could make the case that some of those individuals Hans Zimmer schooled but Hans Zimmer stands for things and loves what he does. We may not agree with them but he at least is uncompromising in what he wants to do. Leitmotifs have been around for awhile, give him a break for trying to create something a bit more unique in recent years. perhaps he has indeed failed. He has still stood for something, more than can be said for James Horner for instance who has almost written the same score again and again. For such a unique and singular style Hans Zimmer still manages to make it sound fresh with a new score to me, more than I can say for Horner, who just seems to pick from a library of motifs it seems which has seemed to go on for like a decade now.

I'm sure in reply to this I might get called a fanboy, I'm far from, but the fact is from this review of Inception I think Clemmenson has lost his objectivity somewhat, and really, has nothing but himself to blame with instilling the reactions he gets from Hans Zimmer fans on here if this is how he has been in the last few years. I havent actually read many other Hans Zimmer reviews in recent years but if there anything like this then there's a problem. I was following Inception with great anticipation as the film sounded brilliant on it's own merits.

In the end, even if Hans Zimmer has become a bit misguided in doing away with hallmarks of scoring practices, I will prefer a film be scored by him, and list to a score by him, than james horner, all the time.... no contest, at all.

> But the tone of this review... It just doesn't sit well at all with me...
> Clemmenson... Isn't normally so negative, and on the attack. It literally
> felt like you are wanting Zimmer to conform his scores to a certain way. A
> solo trumpet to signify noir is great, but it's done to death, and quite
> honestly, it's damn cliche by now.

> Now I havent seen the film, I have listened to part of the soundtrack, but
> not enough to make much judgements on it yet but from what I did listen
> to, I didnt come away thinking extreme laziness or wanting to rant toward
> zimmer at all...

> This is coming from someone who is a big believer against his clone
> factory.