This is something I've been thinking about recently -
It seems to me that in the 70s there was a lot of confusion about to how to categorize/label the sort of music we like.
For example, the music on 'The Hanged Man' OST is described in the sleeve note as being 'jazz-rock', whereas it just sounds plain funky to me.
Likewise, many funky library tracks come with a variety of descriptions ranging from 'jazz-pop', 'rock' and 'soul-rock' often leaving the word 'funk' out altogether.
Also, curiously, the funk genre doesn't seem to mean very much to a lot of the arrangers & composers I've spoken to who were writing this sort of music in the 70s. They always seem to cite their influences as coming from pop or rock rhythms among other things.
I find it strange that the style of music that influences so much of this library/soundtrack material doesn't seem to figure in it's categorization and isn't even listed as an influence by many of the guys who wrote this type of music.
Any input much appreciated!
It seems to me that in the 70s there was a lot of confusion about to how to categorize/label the sort of music we like.
For example, the music on 'The Hanged Man' OST is described in the sleeve note as being 'jazz-rock', whereas it just sounds plain funky to me.
Likewise, many funky library tracks come with a variety of descriptions ranging from 'jazz-pop', 'rock' and 'soul-rock' often leaving the word 'funk' out altogether.
Also, curiously, the funk genre doesn't seem to mean very much to a lot of the arrangers & composers I've spoken to who were writing this sort of music in the 70s. They always seem to cite their influences as coming from pop or rock rhythms among other things.
I find it strange that the style of music that influences so much of this library/soundtrack material doesn't seem to figure in it's categorization and isn't even listed as an influence by many of the guys who wrote this type of music.
Any input much appreciated!
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