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Originally posted by ReamusLQ+Feb 16 2005, 04:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ReamusLQ @ Feb 16 2005, 04:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Reup@Feb 16 2005, 12:57 AM
Elfman I like best for the theme of the Simpsons and the Chicago score. As Wendymaree points out, he is very good, but sometimes he's just not surprising.
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What do you mean he's not suprising? His music is so diverse, and he can do so many different styles! What is not suprising about his compositions? Ice Dance is one of the prettiest songs ever written. Beatlejuice has such an awesome driving theme based around two diminished chords. The Finale to Batman is so grand and hearing it just makes me smile. I find him much more diverse than John Williams...his stuff all starts to sound the same (to test this, hum the theme to Starwars, then hum the theme for Superman, then go back to Starwars, and try Superman again...most people fail miserably and get stuck on Starwars.) [/b][/quote]
I don't doubt the mans versatility nor his talent, but his compositions are sometimes just what you would expect them to be, hence not surprising. That means, they're not bad or even unpleasent to listen, but just a bit... plain.
You already pointed out that you don't like Williams, and since I've not mentioned him at all I wonder why you drag him to the scene again, but compared to him, I'd have to say Elfman is an utter genious.