When is a song "great"?

[gendron]

Mazz & Dave. Thanks for taking the time to respond... ... and I find the similar "satisfaction in the process" theme very encouraging. S

[tedsingingfox]

Quote:Quote:Mazz, assuming you are as you say you are, a Commercial Musician first and foremost. Do you ever stray from your regimented life and create for pleasures sake? A funny thing happens upon seeing/hearing your first piece of music in film or on television... there is just about no greater creative pleasure. I know it's kind of a mental thing but one of my least favorite tracks on a project became my favorite track on that project because it got used in a prominent place. Once I saw how they used it and the importance they assigned to it, I got a LOT of pleasure out of that track. Still do. A psychiatrist (no, not MY psychiatrist ) was asking me the same thing, about the difference between composing for projects and composing for myself. I decided that everything I compose IS for myself... the fact that it's for a project is kind of a bonus. When I see/hear it in a film or on TV it's almost surreal and believe me, it provides motivational energy for writing new material. Aside from that though, there's something very satisfying about writing an Indian meditation track one day and a high energy electronica track the next day. I think it's that variety that triggers pleasure for a composer the same way that a "song from the heart" triggers pleasure for a songwriter. Terrific points, there, Dave. Now, you've got me where I can't wait to hear MY first piece of music coming back at me from a TV/movie screen.Write, submit, repeat.Ted

[og]

Out of sheer bloody-mindedness, I looked the word up in the Websters Ninth New Collegiate. The first definition for 'great' is "notably large in size: HUGE" Way down at 9 and 10 are "markedly superior in character or quality", and "remarkably skilled".Great, IMHO, is like hero, one of the most over- and misused words in the English language. Is the song great because it's huge? Or because it has remarkable lyrics. Or melody. There are your fruits, vegetables, and noble spirits. Definition one is numbers, money. Nine and ten are bestowed by those who love music, and confirmed by longevity.

[twilsbach]

great post og. Quote:Out of sheer bloody-mindedness, I looked the word up in the Websters Ninth New Collegiate. The first definition for 'great' is "notably large in size: HUGE" Way down at 9 and 10 are "markedly superior in character or quality", and "remarkably skilled".Great, IMHO, is like hero, one of the most over- and misused words in the English language. Is the song great because it's huge? Or because it has remarkable lyrics. Or melody. There are your fruits, vegetables, and noble spirits. Definition one is numbers, money. Nine and ten are bestowed by those who love music, and confirmed by longevity.