I recall an interview with Thom and - I believe - Johnny about what kind of music Radiohead makes. They said that they've been going against the mood of society, as their darkest albums (Amnesiac, Kid A) were released when everything seemed prosperous. Now, with the financial crisis and a lot of hope lost, they respond by making much more optimistic songs. I don't know how accurate it all is but what I'm trying to say is that music responds to society. Music represents society's response. Not just that of generations.Our generation has, in my opinion, some of the absolute best composers we've ever had, but what we have is considerably darker. We don't... have as much hope as previous generations had, at least not yet, but we've got some incredible music from all of it. Penderecki, despite being from another dark generation through world war two, found a new audience in recent years with his dark, erratic music. Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead has made haunting soundtracks for masterpieces