Reply To: FSM # 15: Film music “down” periods?
Same here. Sometimes I am just hungry for lyrics or a certain rough Rock Sound that I don’t get from Film scores. Past week I was frequently listening to the recent releases of the Pixies and got a little hyped again.
But I didn’t give up soundtracks completely as I was exploring my new 16 disc Lalo Schifrin box a little.
Listening to songs or even a complete album of songs is for me a very different experience than listening to film scores. The score is always related to another medium. Sometimes it feels like listening to an instrumental version of a song where the voive and the lyrics are missing. Songs as an artform can sound more complete in a way. If they are good.
Another difference is, songs often stand rather for memories that I shared with other people. Film music mostly repeesents memories I had on my own. Which is a good thing. Still its a different feel that requires its own mood.