Tron: Legacy soundtrack

[Peter Korsten]

Op 13-12-2010 16:44, James R. Coplin schreef:

> Not to nitpick, but there is such a thing as prepared piano which came about
> precisely because people were dissatisfied with the "preset" grand piano
> sound.  That being said, I've never heard a prepared piano piece that
> compares for me to a non-prepared piano.

Well, yeah, that's my point. Do Vangelis' 'Direct' and 'The City' albums 
sound crap because he uses practically only presets from the Korg T1? 
They do not, if you ask me. Would they have sounded better, if all-new 
sounds had been used. Doubtful, because the whole feel of each piece 
comes from the sounds used.

With different sounds, probably the pieces would have had to be 
different as well. But it's all "what if" speculation; point is, you can 
write great music without re-inventing the wheel every time. Sound 
engineering is not the same as composing.

- Peter