[HANASHIR:1861] Re: Spielberg's Insult to Jewish Music

[Adrian A. Durlester <durleste...>]

Rob:

The indignation stems from this fact: that no EXTANT CONTEMPORARY JEWISH
MUSICAL ARTISTS (and I don't include soundtrack composers in that)were asked
to contribute to the companion CD efforts. I don't care if the producers,
directors, animators, pr flaks, etc. are Jewish-it means not one whit if
they didn't even bother to ask their own Jewish brothers and sisters to
participate. That is the issue for me.

"Prince of Egypt" is clearly based on a text that is from the Torah. It's
setting and them are clearly from the Jewish faith tradition. Consulting
rabbis isn't enough, when you ask Xtian artists ONLY to contribute to a
companion CD.

Adrian

Adrian


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Subject: [HANASHIR:1860] Re: Spielberg's Insult to Jewish Music


Adrian --

Don't you think it's a bit strong to say that a movie about Moses by a
studio owned and operated by 3 Jews (Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen are
all Jewish, I believe) represents the "Christian community stealing our
Jewish heritage?"

The article about the movie in the Washington Post made it clear that Rabbis
were consulted about the film, as well as other religious leaders.  And
although I, too, thought it quirky that Dreamworks was releasing 2 albums
"inspired by the soundtrack," one featuring country and western artists and
the other featuring gospel/R&B artists, the official soundtrack album
features the music of Zimmer and Schwartz (I would guess that Schwartz is
Jewish, but it would only be a guess).

I guess that, absent more information, I have a hard time working up to the
level of indignation you obviously feel.  I look forward to hearing what
others think.

Rob Weissman