tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post1416264249324868653..comments2024-03-13T23:42:25.845-07:00Comments on Animondays: On Buddy and BakshiDavid B. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-39659578988139513442009-03-12T14:54:00.000-07:002009-03-12T14:54:00.000-07:00You're right. An artist is never truly done with h...You're right. An artist is never truly done with his/her work. They need to leave a legacy for others to appreciate and enjoy, whether it be actual work or inspiring new artists to greater heights. This is just the kind of thing I needed to read. Thank you very much. Long Live Buddy and Bakshi!Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-14341949354507972162009-03-11T20:47:00.000-07:002009-03-11T20:47:00.000-07:00I'm just glad to know who was playing all that Bud...I'm just glad to know who was playing all that Buddy Holly last night at ASIFA. It was a pleasant surprise what with me wearing my Buddy Holly pin and all.Liesjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104248961876222850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-31701509177134852422009-03-11T15:28:00.000-07:002009-03-11T15:28:00.000-07:00I don't hate all music.I hate foreign music.I don't hate all music.<BR/><BR/>I hate <I>foreign</I> music.Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-21080603202094862902009-03-11T15:26:00.000-07:002009-03-11T15:26:00.000-07:00Why does Elliot hate music?Is it because he's a fo...Why does Elliot hate music?<BR/><BR/>Is it because he's a foreigner?<BR/><BR/>Something's just not right!roconnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933040935053560675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-32844902135537673312009-03-11T06:24:00.000-07:002009-03-11T06:24:00.000-07:00I'm just going to reiterate my point here.Dave's p...I'm just going to reiterate my point here.<BR/>Dave's post referred specifically to Buddy Holly - the near beginnings of modern rock/pop.<BR/>This period of music, and much that followed, aren't on the whole of much interest or inspiration to me.<BR/>Of course I recognise that there are some amazing things from this time which is why I initially said "with few exceptions".<BR/>So there.Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-5767527701711608432009-03-11T05:28:00.000-07:002009-03-11T05:28:00.000-07:00In all of the arts I search for the new new new, b...In all of the arts I search for the new new new, but never forget to embrace the genius in the past. Elliot painted his first comment with too broad a stroke.<BR/><BR/>Bakshi was put down by the animation community when he was at the top of his game. He singlehandedly kept the medium alive in the US. I wish he were doing more today.<BR/><BR/>Buddy Holly went up like a rocket and came down as fast. I was barely conscious of him at the time - though of course I knew his songs.Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-72049769508046094022009-03-09T16:36:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:36:00.000-07:00Hey George - I revisited my comment there, mate.Pe...Hey George - I revisited my comment there, mate.<BR/>Perhaps you missed it.Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-81145767817852102552009-03-09T16:28:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:28:00.000-07:00I don't think that any artist only pulls from the ...I don't think that any artist only pulls from the field in which she produces. It is easy to see the influence of music in early Disney (obviously in Fantasia), but I am even more interested in his ill-fated collaboration with Salvador Dali. Certainly, musical composers have been pulling material from mythology, literature and religion for at least 1000 years. The same can be said for visual artists. <BR/><BR/>In spite of Mr. Cowan's ignoring of almost 1000 years of music, there is always something new to be found in the past. (Consider so much American and European art music from the past forty years that is based on taking a new slant on Medieval music).Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175400614261773704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-91784525756115419952009-03-09T08:50:00.000-07:002009-03-09T08:50:00.000-07:00The interesting areas for me are those all-too rar...The interesting areas for me are those all-too rare moments where great art and commerce are joined together. You see this with The Beatles entire output and lots of Disney animation from 1928 to 1942, just to name but two examples. <BR/><BR/>And, I know I'm not the only one in animation who draws upon far more than just animators when thinking of heros and influences.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-25268212614476828642009-03-09T08:09:00.000-07:002009-03-09T08:09:00.000-07:00"Does that mean that animation has to be akin to g..."Does that mean that animation has to be akin to gossamer teeny-bopper skiffle?"<BR/><BR/>No, of course not.<BR/>For the most part it's fluff, but that's the same of any creative industry (perhaps any industry).<BR/>The majority is digestible and the rest is interesting.<BR/><BR/>Also - it's occurred to me that my post about not having nostalgia for music pre 74 was a little broad.<BR/>I'm mostly talking about pop music here.<BR/>I'll take honest folk music any day.Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-49940988751553813492009-03-09T07:44:00.000-07:002009-03-09T07:44:00.000-07:00All film is an extension of music. All performance...All film is an extension of music. All performance, in fact, stems from music.<BR/><BR/>Does that mean that animation has to be akin to gossamer teeny-bopper skiffle?<BR/><BR/>Elliot, try this: http://www.amazon.com/Air-Handsome-Family/dp/B00004RDHKroconnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933040935053560675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-58464947871330099852009-03-09T05:23:00.000-07:002009-03-09T05:23:00.000-07:00Having spent a little time with you over the last ...Having spent a little time with you over the last few months it is interesting to me that you find so much joy and inspiration in the music of the past.<BR/>I feel this music informs your storytelling and art in a very specific positive way.<BR/><BR/>With few exceptions, I have no nostalgia for music before My Aim Is True, and find classics to be stifling.<BR/>Music and animation are practically the same thing, I think, and I know music informs just about every single thing I ever draw.<BR/>I am always on the look out for new music and am constantly frustrated.Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.com