[Nicolai P. Zwar]

The point was to highlight the different types of music out there – and yes, that includes the differences in how it functions. A functional distinction is a distinction.

Sure. No argument there.

I have never encountered score that works “wonderfully” in the film, but not as pure listening, which is why I say it doesn’t exist.

Just because you haven’t experienced it, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist.

Yet perhaps it does. I am trying to conceive of such a theoretical case, but admit, I come up blank so far. Maybe I consider the concept contradictory to begin with.

It clearly exists for me, as the previous examples suggest.

That’s fine of course. Just because something doesn’t exist for me doesn’t mean it cannot exist for anyone else.

And I’m sure I’m not alone in having experienced a score that works great in the film, but not on album.

Oh, I’m sure you are not. Most people don’t listen to film music albums to begin with.