I'm bringing this topic back from a shirt hibernation....lol
I've been listening to and anything my new Stravinsky CDs very much. It's a little hard to overcome the strange rhythms and pronounced dissonance (and sometimes lack of melody) in Rite of Spring, but at the same time I'm overwhelmed with bliss every time I listen. The Axioms help with the blissfulness of course....:)
But the point I wanted to make; is that to me, it is very event that many of the modern film composers I enjoy must have been inspired by Stravinsky. Listening to Rite and especially Petrushla, sometimes I think I'm listening to John Williams and a scene from Star Wars. I just watched the new M. Night Shyamalan film Devil on BluRay and I was thinking the opening music by Fernando Velazquez sounded a lot like Rite....There most have been inspiration too. Anyhow, that's all I have for now....
-Dougie
