James Schafer
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In the world of filmmaking today, many films lose a vital aspect which the music score is supposed to deliver to the audience: Significance. What makes a score significant is simply a 'sing-able' tune---a tune you can easily associate with each scene and each character. Many modern scores resort to ambient music which extinguishes any opportunity for significance. I believe that the music in a film should represent the characters in a melodic form and should allow you to visualize the film, even when you're not watching it. Far too often the importance of the film composer is overlooked and simply given to someone with a computer and a music creation software. It is not the tools but the true knowledge, experience and, most importantly, the raw creativity and natural talent that makes a great composer; therefore great music.