The Animation Pimp: On the Condition Known as Aural Allochezia*

Boy, the Pimp is never happy! This month, the Animation Pimp discusses his great distaste at being hit over the head with music. Of course, he uses more colorful terms...

By Chris Robinson | Wednesday, August 8, 2001 at 12:00 am

Posted In | Columns: The Animation Pimp

Aside from the greed element, the OVERUSE of music shows how utterly unconfident the image-makers are. They're supposed to be visual-visionaries and yet NONE of these modern dipshits seem to understand the power of a silent image. Before they spend their money on music, maybe some of these ARTISTES should take a walk to the video store and pick up a Buster Keaton film or better yet, Carl Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc. Watch. Learn. Listen.

*allochezia/al o KEE zee uh/n
Defacation from somewhere other than the anus. Also, defecation of something other than feces.

** just in case it's not clear I think that NAMBLA and anyone associated with it should be fustigated.

Hottie Animator of the Month
Perry Kiefer. The guy short-circuited. I didn't know him. It's too bad 'cause it seems like he was more than an 'unemployed transient.'

Chris Robinson is a writer, festival director, programmer, junky and has been called the John Woo of diplomacy. His hobbies include horseback riding, pudpulling, canoeing and goat thumping.

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the magic of choriography? between, imagery, music, dialoge.. and a touch of surrealism... viola. Instant communication on emotional ( music) versal (imageery) and the celebreal. try the emotional range, insteada the delivery. pat

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pat donovan (not verified) | Fri, 08/17/2001 - 00:00 | Permalink

I happen to be a musician, and one of the reasons I got into animation was to create images to go with my music. I think that music has as much reason to be in animation as does color, to add atmosphere. I agree that music is sometimes inapropriately used (the use of music in Heavy Metal 2000 was the worst I have ever encountered, not that is was particularly good in any other aspect to begin with). I personally believe that music in animation, when used correctly, should not be easily detected.

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Zach Middleton (not verified) | Mon, 08/13/2001 - 00:00 | Permalink

I sort of brushed off Iron Giant a little fast. As I was reminded, the nifty 50s soundtrack was used primarily as a diagetic device (ie. radios in the film). In fact in terms of animation feature soundtracks, Iron Giant is arguably one of the best.

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Animation Pimp (not verified) | Sun, 08/12/2001 - 00:00 | Permalink

And is it ANY surprise when a song from the current Disney dooflop gets an Oscar nom? Tell me you're not shocked when Elton John gets the statuette. Tell me you were horrified when "Blame Canada" from "South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut" didn't get it, and it went to Phill Collins instead. Tell me you didn't hear "A Whole New World" in "Alladin" and say to yourself, "Well, THAT one's gonna get played into the ground on lite radio across the land". If you said "no" to any of these, you're either being sarcastic or a liar.