by Me. @filmscorefans
Every year promises to be the greatest year in film score history. When a film is a coming attraction, the accompanying music couldn't possibly be anything other than pure ear candy. Just ask Mrs. FilmScoreFans... particularly before each summer season, I've got an extra bounce in my step. So much promise. So much hope. That new action movie is going to be crazy intense. That new drama is going to sweep me off my feet. That new comedy will be silly but endearing. Every score will be amazing from start to finish. Themes! Great main titles everywhere!!
Then reality sets in, and I remember just how picky I am. My life has been spent searching for complete scores that are stellar from start to finish. Stargate. Shawshank. HTTYD. Every note is perfect. I've gone through dry spells that have lasted for years. The search can be a difficult one.
Every year promises to be the greatest year in film score history. When a film is a coming attraction, the accompanying music couldn't possibly be anything other than pure ear candy. Just ask Mrs. FilmScoreFans... particularly before each summer season, I've got an extra bounce in my step. So much promise. So much hope. That new action movie is going to be crazy intense. That new drama is going to sweep me off my feet. That new comedy will be silly but endearing. Every score will be amazing from start to finish. Themes! Great main titles everywhere!!
Then reality sets in, and I remember just how picky I am. My life has been spent searching for complete scores that are stellar from start to finish. Stargate. Shawshank. HTTYD. Every note is perfect. I've gone through dry spells that have lasted for years. The search can be a difficult one.
But, 2014 brought about a change in my search pattern. Mrs. FilmScoreFan put me on a one-score-a-month budget. Evil, I know. Apparently, "money doesn't grow on trees" is something my father taught her to say.
Anyway, as technology progressed and hard drive space became obsolete, I began to realize that I needed to relocate my search to the Cloud. That should be capitalized right? It's a place, right? I assume there's some lucky dude in an office somewhere that gets me my music when I need it?
I turned to Spotify. Once I got over the fact that I would no longer be adding to my collection of scores, I fell in love with this option. About $10 a month gets me almost every new score around it's physical release date. (No, this is not an advertisement for Spotify. But, if they want to give me my subscription for free, I won't complain.) Instead of hoping that my monthly score purchase would pan out, I now have infinite listening choices. (Seriously wife, ONE per month?!?!)
And so, I've become much more forgiving when I only find a few amazing tracks on a score. I no longer live in fear of clicking the purchase button on iTunes.
Anyway, as technology progressed and hard drive space became obsolete, I began to realize that I needed to relocate my search to the Cloud. That should be capitalized right? It's a place, right? I assume there's some lucky dude in an office somewhere that gets me my music when I need it?
I turned to Spotify. Once I got over the fact that I would no longer be adding to my collection of scores, I fell in love with this option. About $10 a month gets me almost every new score around it's physical release date. (No, this is not an advertisement for Spotify. But, if they want to give me my subscription for free, I won't complain.) Instead of hoping that my monthly score purchase would pan out, I now have infinite listening choices. (Seriously wife, ONE per month?!?!)
And so, I've become much more forgiving when I only find a few amazing tracks on a score. I no longer live in fear of clicking the purchase button on iTunes.