SILLY SONGS WITH GUSTAVUS

The horror^2.

Reason numero uno I can't take Holst seriously (besides the mug featured in previous post): The lower brass part in Dirge for Two Veterans reminds me of the theme song to Veggie Tales. En fait, I literally can't hear that song without seeing Larry the Cucumber's terrifying visage. (Let's face it folks, that cucumber's mouth is one mind-number of a black abyss.) But still, Larry the Cucumber. Playing a dirge. I'm sorry, it just happens.

That being said, I should really give Holst some slack for sounding like a film composer since he seems to've indirectly written the score for two-thirds of the Hollywood movies out there by way of film composers ripping off his stuff.