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How do you classify the music of modern composers,like phillip glass and the japanese composer nobuo uematsu?I really like sort of modern film and game score type of music,and am just wondering what it is classified as

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Philip Glass = minimalism


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Nothing like a terse but accurate response! laugh

Though didn't glass reject the label?

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I'd be curious to find an answer to Nobuo Uematsu part of the question as well. I personally am not a big fan of classical music, but love "classical" soundtracks like Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy, or Jame Horner's soundtracks like Braveheart.


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