> Riley and I wrote a piece about Shore's work for Cronenberg a couple years
> ago, so most of my thoughts are going to be based off that piece. Short
> version though, we disagree a LOT on these ones lol.
When I decided on Shore for my next Journey I remembered you and Riley had gone through the Cronenberg films semi-recently. Was wondering if my takes would cause Vietnam flashbacks for either of y'all... O.K, mainly Riley. 
> Yeah it's interesting to listen to, but there's not enough of it to leave
> a more lasting impression.
It's the quintessential "oh, his style was there from the beginning" offering that doesn't amount to much outside of historical importance. That sounded meaner than I meant for it to....
> Hmmm... I don't *love* this score, and it certainly threatens to induce a
> headache at times. But I have to appreciate the synth work given the time
> period, and that main theme is a winner. At the very least, it deserves to
> be rated higher than...
As I mentioned, the Main Title is really the only piece I'd ever return to while everything else Shore would do better later on. Then again irritating electronic textures or music is something I despise no matter the genre, so in that way it tracks for me.
> Really? Hm.
> I get that Videodrome is one of Cronenberg's more acclaimed films, but
> this score... I'm sorry, this score was a total nothingburger to me. As I
> put it originally, 'Texturally, it’s Scanners without any of the bite.'
> Scanners is an upsetting listen, but at least it made me feel something.
> Scanners was near the bottom of my Shore/Cronenberg rankings, but
> Videodrome was dead last.
Haha, wow. Yeah, I'd rather have Scanners without the obnoxious bite, thankyouverymuch. Videodrome is probably best described as a "mood piece", honestly, but I dug it. Now, if you asked me to hum something from it I probably couldn't, but then again that's not *always* the sign of a good score. I do understand where you're coming from, though, in preferring something that's more memorable (to you) than something that's not. 
> Anyway, good writing, looking forward to the next entry! (And hopefully we
> agree a little more on the next few lol)
Thanks! The rest of the series will have more variety than just Cronenberg collaborations, so hopefully we'll agree more in the future.
