[log in to unmask] writes:
>Every film composer can move people - but can he (or she) touch the
>soul? Is touching the soul through music only a technical question
>of notes and chords?
The problem here is that "soul" cannot really be defined. The question
of what is being moved or touched will go on. The thing here is the
comparison of film composer to the "greats" who can moves us. Somehow
I am not impressed. Otherwise, people would be converted to change
their ways to be better human beings after being touched. Am I missing
something? I know some will say that music lifts them out of moods, or
depression but you do not hear of murderers or thieves say" I was going
to commit this crime but I heard this classical piece on the radio and
I was moved. Then and there I decided to change......."
Glenn MIller