> Which is precisely the point I'm making. Much of the condemnation of
> Zimmer that I'm seeing is based upon his seeking a different style from
> that of composers who've scored swashbuckling films in the past. It's one
> thing if he executes it badly, as his company did in COTBP. I will not try
> to defend that score. But because a faction of the music community
> categorically objects to the style Zimmer is seeking, they don't give him
> credit when he does it well.

I´m not against a different style for swashbucking filmes. I´m against a style that is shamefully lazy and predictable.