[Thor Joachim Haga]

A second point of that old post was to embrace film (and film music) as an artform, no matter which form it takes. I’ve never understood those who who only operate within a limited frame of reference. The world would be so much poorer if we didn’t have Hollywood blockbusters. It would also be poorer if we didn’t have independent cinema. I love the richness of it all — one day be absorbed in the world of Cameron’s AVATAR, the second day be absorbed in the world of Angelopoulos’ ETERNITY AND A DAY. I wouldn’t be without either of them.

Same for film music. To one day be swept away by Huppertz’ silent film score classic METROPOLIS, then go all deconstructionist in Dudamel’s jazzy PIERROT LE FOU, then pump up the adrenaline in Zimmer’s THE ROCK etc. etc.

A critic would respond to this by saying “Oh, so you like everything, eh? You have no discerning taste?”. No, I don’t think this openness to the artform necessarily means that you lose your critical sense. It can easily be employed to discern quality within each artistic expression.

It’s more about attitude, really.