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I think atonality (via serialism) fell out of fashion in the 80s or 90s. For the last few decades the most-played living composers seem to be writing neoromanti
by autarch 4y ago
I think atonality (via serialism) fell out of fashion in the 80s or 90s. For the last few decades the most-played living composers seem to be writing neoromantic and minimalist music. This makes sense, since those are much more listenable than serialism. That doesn't mean there are no atonal bits in the music, but you also hear a lot of actual melodies and strong rhythmic bits.
- civilized 4y agoThis reminds me of Joe Hisaishi and his soundtracks for Studio Ghibli movies. He's the big guy right now as far as I'm concerned.
- autarch 4y agoHisaishi is one of my all-time favorite film composers. I think his style mixes neoromantic with a lot of early modern French influence like Debussy and Ravel. He also has some strong jazz influences and I think there are aspects of his music that reflect Japanese folk music too.