Music Chat: Schoenberg and TV Tunes, or, What Atonal Music Is REALLY Good For...

I am working my way through Jon Burlingame's splendid new book, "Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring," and I came across a comment to deliciously on point regarding the true meaning and usefulness of 12-tone music that I simply have to share it with you now. Hang on to your seats!