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Originally Posted by charles maynes  Music rules.... bring back silent films! |
There are countless records of theater-going public complaining about SFX abuse in nickelodeon theaters
Film theoreticians were unanimously against SFX as well, and pro music, and pro musical effects instead of real SFX.
No wonder SFX almost disappeared around 1920 and film went music-only for 7 years.
Maybe history repeats if enough young directors read the Elfman article?