4. Enough Already With Hans Zimmer
Dont get me wrong; I like Hans Zimmer a lot. In fact, I thoroughly recommend his Dream is Collapsing from Inception if, say, youre late finishing an article and need something to artificially induce a feeling of cool profundity (Time is also good for this, but only after the guitar kicks in). But rather like Danny Elfman, hes become so comprehensively overused lately that were wise to his every trick. We already know hes jettisoning John Williams Superman March for Man of Steela move some consider sacrilegeand I can imagine him tinkering with Monty Normans James Bond theme a la Eric Serra in Goldeneye (you know, the version that sounds like a Belgian jazz number rather than the most-exciting-music-ever-composed-and-thats-a-fact). If introducing a new sound to 007 is your game, make it a genuinely new one rather than more Dolby-enhanced BWAAAAMMMMs.
Hamish Crawford
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Hamish Crawford writes fiction more easily than fact. His first volume of short fiction, “A Madhouse, Only With More Elegant Jackets”, was published in 2011 from First Edition Publishing. He has an English degree from the University of Calgary and a Screenwriting M.A. from the University of Westminster, which leaves little space on the wall for his several PhD. rejection letters. His stories and articles have appeared in such publications as NoD and the Cult Britannia website (www.cultbritannia.co.uk). In September he will be speaking at a Doctor Who 50th anniversary conference in Hertfordsire. The owner of far more hats than heads, Hamish currently lives in Canada, and is disappointed that the preceding biography contains so few factual errors.
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