And like most musicians, composers are very interested in money. Read the letters between Beethoven and his publisher for an eye-opener. Musicians in general are very interested in money because they never have any, or if they do they never have very much. And even though we are living in an age of 'superstar' musicians, these represent just a very few of the millions of musicians in the world. So back to the Disney commissions.
Every commission comes with a set of parameters that involves compromise.
And its impossible for anyone outside to know whether its a compromise or not. So its a witch hunt that's more about the hunters than the witches. Finally, I would say directly to any critics of Michael Torke or Aaron Kernis, cut these guys a break. If there is anyone to criticize it s the New York Philharmonic and Disney. It's a set-up.