Friday, August 29, 2008
Et tu, Sydney?
globeandmail.com: "Eight years after Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics, officials with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra acknowledged their stirring performance at the opening ceremony was entirely prerecorded. And perhaps even more cringe-inducing for Sydney residents: some of the music was recorded by the symphony of rival city Melbourne."
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This makes me very upset. I understand that sometimes you need things to be perfect. But then it is not a true performance. One of the great things about seeing something live, whether it be a concert or theatrical show, is that you never know what will happen. Working in theatre is exciting BECAUSE anything can happen. Whether lines get jumbled, some scenic demension doesnt go as planned or if an audience doesnt respond as anticipated, the show goes on accordingly. This is what makes each and every live performance different. Emotions vary, too. Having a prerecording which they could tamper till it sounds "perfect" takes the REAL quality out of it. I hope that other live performers do not follow Sydney and China's example.
I agree with arosenbu. In live perforamnce half the fun is not knowing what will happen. Yes the Olympics are high pressure but many people including myself would rather see the "true" music and not something recorded to perfection. Having a "true" performance and having a mistake or two only proves that you are human. Besides if you recover well who is going to notice the mistake anyway?
I hope this miming trick does not become a tradition in Olympics because true live performances are way more fun!
When something is seen by such a large audience, like the Olympics, I don't really find much of an issue in using prerecorded music. By not acknowledging that the music is prerecorded, though, the producers come across as liars. If they had chosen to acknowledge that they would be using prerecorded music, I don't think the audience would really have had a huge problem with it, considering the scope that this performance would be seen. Also, having other musicians featured, in reality, is plagiarism, and I find it quite surprising that they were able to get away with this.
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