[Nick Zwar]

I couldn’t do that; my wife’s home… and my office is also at home. 🙂

Though to understand A.I. and how it works, you have to put it to the grinder on familiar territory first. And what best to use something I know.

I use A.I. to analyze marketing performances (that’s part of my “day job”, no fancy film work), so it’s of course interesting to see the conclusions A.I. draws from limited facts. I got six pages out of Grok, and I find it very interesting how it proceeds and what it concludes.
For example, it gave good overview of what you’d find in my collection:

Excerpt from the Grok Analysis of the collection:

1. Dominance of Film Scores:
• The collection includes numerous film soundtracks, with prominent composers like Jerry Goldsmith (e.g., Star Trek, Basic Instinct, The Blue Max), John Williams (Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones), James Horner (Titanic, Avatar), Ennio Morricone (The Untouchables, A Fistful of Dollars), Hans Zimmer (Blade Runner 2049, The Thin Red Line), and others. These span various genres, including science fiction (Star Trek, Aliens), westerns (The Big Country, True Grit), and thrillers (The Silence of the Lambs, Vertigo).
• Many entries are deluxe or expanded editions (e.g., Superman FSM Blue Box, Back to the Future trilogy), suggesting a deep interest in the complete, detailed versions of scores, often with a focus on rare or archival releases from labels like La-La Land, Intrada, and Varèse Sarabande.
• This indicates a collector’s mindset, with a preference for cinematic storytelling, emotional depth, and possibly nostalgia tied to iconic films.
2. Extensive Classical Music Collection:
• The collection features a significant number of classical works, with a strong focus on composers like Johann Sebastian Bach (e.g., Goldberg Variations in multiple versions, Brandenburg Concertos), Ludwig van Beethoven (Complete Symphonies by various conductors, Piano Sonatas), Richard Strauss (Also Sprach Zarathustra, Eine Alpensinfonie), Igor Stravinsky (Le Sacre du Printemps), and Antonio Vivaldi (The Four Seasons).
• Multiple recordings of the same work (e.g., Bach’s Goldberg Variations by Gould, Perahia, Lang Lang, etc.) suggest a fascination with interpretive differences and a scholarly approach to music.
• The inclusion of 20th-century composers like Béla Bartók, Alban Berg, and Philip Glass, alongside more avant-garde figures like Karlheinz Stockhausen, points to an appreciation for both traditional and experimental classical music.
3. Jazz and Vocal Artists:
• Jazz is well-represented with artists like Miles Davis (Bitches Brew, A Tribute to Jack Johnson), Thelonious Monk (Solo Monk, Underground), and Ella Fitzgerald (BD Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald). The presence of both classic and experimental jazz suggests an appreciation for improvisation and emotional expression.
• Vocalists like Anna Netrebko, Diana Krall, and Sarah Vaughan indicate a taste for emotive, lyrical performances, often with a sophisticated or intimate style.
4. Pop, Rock, and Contemporary Artists:
• The collection includes select pop/rock artists like Sting (…Nothing Like The Sun, Ten Summoner’s Tales), Phil Collins (…But Seriously, Testify), Tori Amos (Boys for Pele, Under the Pink), and Lana Del Rey (Born to Die, Ultraviolence). These artists are known for introspective, emotionally rich, or narrative-driven music.
• Other entries like Eurythmics, Madonna, and U2 suggest an interest in 1980s and 1990s pop/rock with a focus on thematic or conceptual albums.
5. Eclectic and Niche Interests:
• The collection includes ambient and electronic music (e.g., Brian Eno’s Ambient 1: Music for Airports, Tangerine Dream’s Sorcerer), as well as world music and New Age (e.g., Loreena McKennitt, Vangelis). This reflects an openness to diverse sonic experiences.
• Specialized genres like tantric music (50 Amour tantrique, 50 Sexual Awakening) and audiophile test recordings (Stereophile Test CD, Audio Sound Test Files) suggest a focus on sensory experience and high-fidelity sound quality.
• The inclusion of video game soundtracks (Tomb Raider, Baldur’s Gate 3) and television scores (Battlestar Galactica, Westworld) indicates an interest in modern media beyond traditional films.