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One also has to wonder why he didn’t do more “serious” music, in light of his recent statements that he doesn’t think too highly of film music, if he had the financial security to do so.
That statement does sound a bit shocking, at least the way it was originally reported in the media. But unfortunately, it seems the quote (which is from one of the many interviews Tim Greiving did with Williams while working on the biography) is often is taken out of context, and that Williams’ main point was the problems of making film music work properly in a concert setting, as Greving explains here:
And the fact that he’s been writing film music all his life must mean that he can’t dislike it that much. 🙂