 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There are a lot of cd's I'm interested in, but, for example, there is no way I can afford $30 + $10 shipping for a cd like Obsession.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I have at times wondered about that too.
I was really shocked that many of the 2016 lists of passed away celbrities had not mention of Pierre Boulez or Sir Neville Marriner or Nikolaus Harnoncourt... these are HUGE names in the "classical music world". But the mainstream public is more interested to what parties Kim and Kanye go.
You think film music is small? Classical music is worse. Marriner's top recording is (obviously) for Amadeus. If you look at the top streams for Boulez's music it's in the thousands, not even the tens of thousands. All things being equal, that puts him on the level of a minor film composer.
We don't even have to go that far --there are people right here in the scoring industry, from music editors, conductors, composers, etc., who pass away and nobody says a single word about it on the FSM forum.
I remember a prime example off the top of my head. I found out a year or so after-the-fact that Michael Melvoin had passed away and I was the only one who even mentioned it on any score forum I post at.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here are some generalizations that still apply:
People who enjoy classical music - mostly older adults.
People who enjoy pop music - mostly teenagers and young adults.
People who enjoy film music - a tiny crossover of those groups.
Why? Teenagers and young adults don´t like orchestral music. And older adults consider film music as not serious and good enough as classical music.
And, maybe even more shockingly:
People who care about what music they listen to - a shrinking percentage of music lovers.
People who just listen to what´s popular today and who are eager to throw that out for the next big thing - billions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here are some generalizations that still apply:
People who enjoy classical music - mostly older adults.
People who enjoy pop music - mostly teenagers and young adults.
People who enjoy film music - a tiny crossover of those groups.
Why? Teenagers and young adults don´t like orchestral music. And older adults consider film music as not serious and good enough as classical music.
And, maybe even more shockingly:
People who care about what music they listen to - a shrinking percentage of music lovers.
People who just listen to what´s popular today and who are eager to throw that out for the next big thing - billions.
The reason why classical music is enjoyed mostly by older adults these days is that they grew up at a time where they received some musical education. As a teenager, I already enjoyed lots of orchestral and classical music (in fact, I pretty much disdained most pop music as a teenager, far more than I do now... I was kinda snobby). Why? Because I had parents who were musically educated, we had a piano at home, I went to operas as a kid and I had at times good music teachers. Unfortunately, people don't just suddenly "start" to listen to classical music when they get older. Also, I used to enjoy film scores early on as a teen too, and now I guess most people (who don't know me) would consider me an adult.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The biggest marketing tool for film music is film itself.
When films are new, promoted and getting big audiences, people might be swept up with the music too. Soundtrack albums for current films can do pretty well.
However, archival film music is something else entirely.
That takes a whole new level of commitment / fascination.
Some of us were sufficiently infected by the music of Jerry Goldsmith or John Williams or John Barry at some point that we went to that level. Most don't.
I'm sure there somebody somewhere is gonna watch a movie like Goldfinger or The Omen for the first time and fancy the music. But the older these films get, the less that happens.
What's hot is what's new. What's old is embraced by a shrinking niche.
It is the way of things.
Cheers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Posted: |
Jan 3, 2017 - 6:21 AM
|
|
|
|
By: |
Solium
(Member)
|
Here are some generalizations that still apply:
People who enjoy classical music - mostly older adults.
People who enjoy pop music - mostly teenagers and young adults.
People who enjoy film music - a tiny crossover of those groups.
Why? Teenagers and young adults don´t like orchestral music. And older adults consider film music as not serious and good enough as classical music.
And, maybe even more shockingly:
People who care about what music they listen to - a shrinking percentage of music lovers.
People who just listen to what´s popular today and who are eager to throw that out for the next big thing - billions.
The reason why classical music is enjoyed mostly by older adults these days is that they grew up at a time where they received some musical education. As a teenager, I already enjoyed lots of orchestral and classical music (in fact, I pretty much disdained most pop music as a teenager, far more than I do now... I was kinda snobby). Why? Because I had parents who were musically educated, we had a piano at home, I went to operas as a kid and I had at times good music teachers. Unfortunately, people don't just suddenly "start" to listen to classical music when they get older. Also, I used to enjoy film scores early on as a teen too, and now I guess most people (who don't know me) would consider me an adult.
This! It's about exposure. I grew up loving classical and film music because that is what was played in the house. Along with big band and some jazz. I really never liked pop and rock music, but again I wasn't brought up on that.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
