(continued...) for one is meant to open, and the other to keep closed. Yet, upon closer examination he might see that without one, the other becomes useless. The wise man then sees that both lock and key were created for the same purpose."

- The Well of Ascension (Brandon Sanderson) #quotes 📚

I mostly agree, but also believe he is talking about film music as a whole. I don't think he truly believes there are absolutely no written-for-film works that are not great music, by themselves.

About the article, what he's really saying is that film music, in general, isn't comparable to the great classical-style music. It is rushed and relies on the storytelling of the associated picture to really have meaning. The music, by itself, has less value.

A business that wants to succeed should make it as easy as possible for the potential customer. Sure, use your Instagram for updates and sharing products, but please also have an actual website, or share to a public platform like Bluesky, as well. It's easy to do nowadays.

Final thoughts: Don't bother with it. Instead, hope that they make a novelisation of the musical, because that plot is much better, in my opinion.

I couldn't have physically read this book. Only in audiobook format was it tolerable. At 2x speed...

Some of the philosophical discussion was interesting, and I thought the nanny in her senility at the end was funny. All in all, it made up for some of the beginning, but not enough. (cont...)

... I still had some expectations. Certain main characters have things happen to them in the Broadway adaptation. A certain reunion or two. It ended up very different. Now, that being said, I enjoyed the last third much more than the rest of the book, I think. (cont...)

... Some of the philosophical discussion was interesting, and I thought the nanny in her senility at the end was funny. All in all, it made up for some of the beginning, but not enough. (cont...)

... I still had some expectations. Certain main characters have things happen to them in the Broadway adaptation. A certain reunion or two. It ended up very different. Now, that being said, I enjoyed the last third much more than the rest of the book, I think. (cont...)

I do, however, recognize and appreciate some of the clever prose the author uses at times.

I'm mostly reading it just to know how different the two are from each other. Otherwise I couldn't have gotten through the first couple chapters. Personally, I couldn't stand them, and am tempted to use the word 'trash.' The book only became bearable when they started at the university.