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My only complaint about Curtis is that some of the music samples he uses over and over again are phenomenally bad and distracting to the viewer. The trope of u
by sammalloy 5y ago
My only complaint about Curtis is that some of the music samples he uses over and over again are phenomenally bad and distracting to the viewer. The trope of using discordant, clashing notes is obviously retro, but its day has come and gone.
It's never been clear to me as to why he would want to turn his audience away, but the only thing I can come up with is that it's generational, as many of these bad sound clips come from the 1960s and 1970s, and it's possible they sound different to his ear than they do to mine.
- jdkee 5y agoHis latest work certainly uses a lot of This Mortal Coil and other early 4AD bands.
- sammalloy 5y agoI should clarify, that aside from the discordant samples he uses, his soundtrack selections are incredible and worth checking out. I think it's possible I'm just ever so slightly on the spectrum and that biases my experience of Curtis. In other words, I have a weird susceptibility to loud music that hits certain notes. I suspect most people don't even notice how disturbing some of the music samples he uses can be to some people, so this is probably on me. It's likely Curtis isn't even aware of it. I've had a strange reaction to certain sounds, colors, and textures all my life, so I'm probably projecting my preferences on to Curtis. I really enjoy the films by Curtis, but I have trouble watching them because the sound is so triggering to me. Those samples he commonly uses, where it sounds like high pitched squeals (violin?) and overdriven metal on metal tones (synth or tube amp with reverb) drive me crazy. It's literally painful for me to listen to it.