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Re:Why do modern pop songs have so many writers? by bodhiandphysics on Monday February 20, 2023 @07:04PM (#34874641)
In John Williams' case it's particularly funny, since he got his start as an orchestrator! The notable exceptions to this rule on broadway are Kurt Weil and Leonard Bernstein.
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Re:Why do modern pop songs have so many writers? by ciconia on Monday February 20, 2023 @08:50PM (#34875485)
As far as I recall Bernstein composed Candide on the piano and let someone else orchestrate it.
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Re:Why do modern pop songs have so many writers? by bodhiandphysics on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @01:38AM (#34877536)
bernstein "touched up" the orchestrations, and of course orchestrated the overture, but you're right. Hershey Kay and Maurice Peress did the orchestrations. West Side Story was also not orchestrated by bernstein (except for the orchestral suite)
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