Profanion OP t1_j2m18o1 wrote on January 2, 2023 at 8:54 AM

Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in In 1930s, Music Defense League launched a campaign against recorded sound in movie and live theaters, claiming that numerous musicians would lose their jobs if "canned music" was preferred over live recordings. by Profanion

They argued that you need to record every song only once while live bands have to play it every time.

Such as how in theaters you need to constantly perform the act, as opposed in movies where, once the movie production is finished, you don't need to perform anymore for that movie.

PizzaQuest420 t1_j2obr2f wrote on January 2, 2023 at 8:34 PM

fair enough, but they didn't taken into account that audible spoken dialogue would be absolutely crucial to the modern movie experience for the past 90 years. and the amount of movies playing in theaters at any time of day meant there was no way live bands could cover all the screenings.