Originally Posted by: fatis12_24918 
- because the concept of "crap" itself is subjective and context dependent: here the theory of music and perception enters the game and explains why fake orchestras and AI clichè can be succesful vs. original mastercraft and innovation.
- low education makes the musical perception more basic. People will stop to sound and rhythm, and will be moved by the loudness, the spectral richness, the punchy basses, the martial patterns and exciting ancestral stimulation. They will perceive pleasure and satisfaction, despite the lack of original or sophisticated melodies, and total absence of any counterpoint etc.
- is your audience educated? would your audience listen to Bach's fugues or the maximum they can afford is a popular tune of Mozart? Are they more exposed to rap and disco, or to chamber contemporary music?
Ultimately everyone has the moral right to do what they like, whether a composer or listener. So people can make crap music and others can listen to it. But that doesnt mean crap music and good music are the same.
Mind you I am not saying everything has to be a Bach Fugue. As long as the music is well thought through and with adequate knowledge of possibilities I consider it original. Again that's my choice.
Was the Doors song 'The End' well thought through? Perhaps. It just has a drone background and nothing fancy going on from a music theory perspective, but yet it makes a huge impact on me (I am influenced by 'Apocalypse now'). I guess music is highly complex so it can evoke so many reactions in so many ways.
So I am not really sure how to judge music on an absolute scale without ultimately failing.
But then, I can't compare Jim Morrison to someone who simply uses software to make music without really understanding music theory. I guess music could also reflect a life experience. If someone has had a genuine experience that they manage to convey through art that's precludes any technical virtuosity. It is still original music and touches people's hearts.
Your post reminded me of an incident . A person I knew who was not musically trained or knowledgeable was raving about 'Epic' music (which we all know as that horrendous thump thump/taiko/ostinato genre invented by dear Hans). I convinced this person to attend a concert in which they played Mozart, Barber and Rachmaninoff (Isle of the dead!!). He was completely BLOWN AWAY by the sound, the acoustics and the intensity of the experience,, He never mentioned Epic to me again,
Its sad that most people who think classical/romantic/orchestral music is either boring or for snooty rich people will never find out how amazing it is, as few will ever attend live concerts. I think that's the key to the survival of this great genre (and by extension good film scores) and I hope it will come back.
Ive made some rambling disconnected points. Will sign off now.
Anand