the composer Harry Gregson Williams has made many video game soundtracks..Who'd have known he'd write film scores too.
In the 1980's many record stores would let people listen to music for hours in private boothes on turntables, in order to sample albums and singles. Without exposure to the music we wouldn't know what we're buying and we may never buy anything of quality. In the USA a few stores let people listen to any cd, even more since the 2000's in fact probably to try to be more fair since they feel their business threatened, but still not enough stores let people listen to the music..and that it would take 10 years for any of the mainstream ones to do it is ridiculous. However theres always been a few independent music stores that did it with both cd's and lp's, but not many people have access to them.
I agree with you..point well made. We have a conscience and we use it.