Interesting topic around sounds, authentic(?) and emulated. In response to @ElmerJFudd, I was watching a Leonard Bernstein documentary last night where he described his music for West Side Story as hip and funky. I scoffed.
But man, just from his and the producer’s playback sessions, he wasn’t wrong. What can be wrung out of traditional orchestral sounds and arrangements is jaw-dropping. At one point, the whole caboodle swung from symphonic movement into jazz combo feel. At that point even my wife looked up. 😄