BTW, forget all the things you were mentioning about western music/instruments vs 8000bc, in filmmusic this doesn't work. Like anyone cares about those details anyway. Joe Public just wants appropriate music, and of a rather good quality when possible, if that means western instruments/style, so be it.
Face it, Gladiator from Hans Zimmer featured harsh synths in the lower regions... the public loved the score, even the setting being Roman!
ps. if you like the gamalan idea, listen to Beyond Rangoon, by Hans Zimmer.. another example where music from the far east and a western backdrop delivers excellent music. And even if you think it's crap/too western.. just go check IMDB for 'Beyond Rangoon' and read the comments, they all love the score.. *that*'s your audience if you want to sell, not those few ppl who prefer genuine un-western-ified gamalan music.
Face it, Gladiator from Hans Zimmer featured harsh synths in the lower regions... the public loved the score, even the setting being Roman!
ps. if you like the gamalan idea, listen to Beyond Rangoon, by Hans Zimmer.. another example where music from the far east and a western backdrop delivers excellent music. And even if you think it's crap/too western.. just go check IMDB for 'Beyond Rangoon' and read the comments, they all love the score.. *that*'s your audience if you want to sell, not those few ppl who prefer genuine un-western-ified gamalan music.