schilkeb6Lb wrote:
Pinchuno-I had heard once in a Chuck Findley clinic that John Williams originally wanted to use L.A. musicians for Star Wars, Raiders, et-al but Lucas told Williams you'll have to use London musicians or we'll get another composer...it all sounds more political than artistic in many of these cases.
That's entirely possible. However, it doesn't account for anything beyond the Star Wars/Raiders franchises. John Williams still records his film scores with London orchestras which we would presume is now by his choice, given his reputation?

That said, the last thing we need is to descend into an argument about which musicians are 'better'. Los Angeles and London have both established themselves as the major hubs for soundtrack recording for good reason.

@kmamf I agree - it sucks that the musicians don't get credited individually yet, seemingly, every stagehand and his aunt are listed. I've often wondered why that is...