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> a wall of obscure references that only the niche target audience can understand The first para contains references to >> Beethoven and Mozart, even Elvis an
by KineticLensman 6y ago
> a wall of obscure references that only the niche target audience can understand
The first para contains references to
>> Beethoven and Mozart, even Elvis and John Lennon
The next para lists the 'sisters' themselves. I hadn't heard of them but then that is the whole point of the film under review
> I'm able to find a couple sentences which actually convey what's going on in the documentary and what the author thinks about it
I think the following para is quite explicit about what is going on.
>> The narrative, which is wonderfully told through a kind of archival collage that, along with the futuristic soundtrack of the profiled composers, makes it feel like an avant-garde art film. It explores its stars chronologically and tells of how they evolved the musical culture in terms of not only language but also technology, which itself opened up an array of new avenues without needing the approval of others, again, mostly men. What's interesting is that many of the women profiled were from classical backgrounds. Oram is a prime example, having turned down a spot at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Music so she could work at the legendary BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and eventually building a proto-synthesizer that used a bespoke notation system called "Oramics."
We then have several additional para that goes into more detail.
- jxramos 6y agoI like to think we'd all be better off operating "without needing the approval of others" be them male or female. In the end it's the open market of ideas and services that will judge you in your contemporaneous settings, but who knows maybe future generations will dig someone's particular works. Or maybe they can just do the work because they enjoy it themselves. Just to it.