what do you think of the film music composed by some of the great classical composers? such as Prokofiev, Takemitsu etc...

another question... what do you think of some of today's forerunners in classical style music? Rautavaara?

What do you think of Edgar Varese?

just curious...

> Mozart composed his last three symphonies in less than a month and his
> requiem in two weeks. Rossini composed Barber of Seville in less than
> three weeks. Bach composed cantatas (30 minutes each) by week... The list
> goes on and on...

> And please, dont even say that a film music score by Williams or Goldsmith
> can be as complex as a Wagner opera or a Mahler symphony. This is a very
> simple kind of music that sounds great and complex only to the vulgar ear.

> In the film music genre i only consider two masterpieces and one great
> great great job: Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible and Cutthroat Island.