Music

[Amy Z]

Taking this off the main group 'cause I'm drifting OT (pats on 
the back accepted):

Hedwig wrote:

> Williams doing the soundtrack will be excellent. He's one of the 
>best theatrical composers, if not THE best, out there.

Yikes, and I thought shipping was controversial.

I strongly disagree on two counts.  One: I usually dislike Williams' 
compositions.  Two: I'm uncomfortable at the term "best" for artists 
of any kind.  You can rank 'em good, bad, and indifferent, and we can 
all happily argue about who belongs in which category, but to call 
anyone THE best at anything . . . art is a matter of taste, and the 
things that make for good art are too varied and complex to allow for 
a top-ten ranking system.  Who's the "best" classical composer ever?  
Who's the "best" artist of the 20th century?  How does one begin to 
defend a ranking like this?

Amy Z