Fortunately, stimulated by competition successes (he won the bid for the Scottish parliament against four other teams), his later works showed an increasingly masterly control of his almost casual compositions.
The casual, slice-of-life compositions typical of Impressionism's swift recordings of color and light at a given moment dominate the galleries, but several tautly constructed pieces also stand out.
Priceman's rich palette, sophisticated compositions and confidently casual strokes give the book warmth, energy and grace.
Between a single nude in a shopfront display from 1978 and a very young boy photographed in December 2006 (the latter appearing to share the Sensō-ji backdrop of Persona), are square monochrome views of Tokyo and Kawasaki, compositions that seem casual and rather disorderly, mostly of unpeopled scenes showing signs of intensive and recent use.
Rather than create a simple pop song, Gaye instead recorded a 12-minute disco parody track that combines a casual party atmosphere with a solid funk composition and falsetto lead vocals that showcase his astonishing vocal range.
"Because Plaintiff admits that the casual observer cannot identify Plaintiff's musical compositions and sound recordings … there can be no substantial similarity," wrote the Beasties' team.
In part, this is Friedlander's fault: his signature style undermines all notions of classic composition and tends to thwart the casual viewer.
And finally, traditional formal compositions were abandoned in favour of a more casual and less contrived disposition of objects within the picture frame.
It was nominated for the 2009 "Outstanding Innovation in Gaming", "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design", "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition", and "Outstanding Innovation Achievement in Game Direction" awards, and won the "Casual Game of the Year" award by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Enacting theories of acoustics and harmonics that relate as much to physics as to Western composition, his works can sound not just repetitive but almost mechanical to the casual ear.
