Listening seriously (Stephen Duffy)
I was recording a feature for one of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO's seasonal broadcasts last week, and spent an hour talking with Allison Gardener, Head of Cinemas at the Glasgow Film Theatre. We were discussing 'Classics in the Movies' the use of existing classical music in a film as opposed to an original score. During this fascinating conversation, Allison made the point that watching a film is the first time that many people are exposed to the sound of a symphony orchestra. She's dead right, of course. But it surprises and upsets me that film music is held up by much of the musical establishment as an inferior kind of composition. For more thoughts on that, you'll need to tune in to the 'Christmas at the Movies' broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland on the evening of Sunday 21st December...
