One of the areas in music that has always interested me has been film scoring, mainly because after watching Star Wars, it didn’t seem like it could be the same film without John WIlliams’ music. Danny Elfman has become another favourite of mine, after growing up hearing his music in Batman cartoons. Now to watch Tim Burton movies that are scored by Elfman… the two of them work well together concerning what everything should sound like in the end.
I also found a post on the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Blog with a video from last fall’s performance of Glen Branca’s “Hallucination City”… aka, the Symphony for 100 Guitars. The performance also contained Zappa and Varese works, and featured guitar virtuosos Steve Mackey and John Patitucci. See the post and video here.
-Colton
