Aaron Lupton

Being a film soundtrack fan, I knew this would be right up my street, and really wanted to like it a lot. In the end, I only liked it a middling amount. The coverage is fine - 5/5 for that. The writing is pretty good - 4/5 for that (the mateyness falls flat in a couple of places but the writers clearly are enthusiastic and know their subject). They've done research to find quotes from old interviews with composers and directors, and conducted some new ones of their own. The typesetting and layout are okay - 3/5 for those. But the proof-reading! Oh, dear, the proof-reading is what really lets it down - 2/5 for that. Typos and keying errors all over the place; it made me want to weep. If the guys at 1984 Publishing are planning on doing any more of these, drop me a line. I'll be happy to give the proofs a once-over at a basic rate just so the readers don't end up wincing through the reading experience.
Nice as a coffee-table book, though, with 3/5 of each page taken up with album cover art.… (mais)