# Avatar: Fire and Ash Composer Defends Art Against AI

> Composer Simon Franglen warns AI can't replicate human emotion in music at World Soundtrack Awards.
- Title: Avatar: Fire and Ash Composer Defends Art Against AI · Variety
- Summary: Composer Simon Franglen warns AI can't replicate human emotion in music at World Soundtrack Awards. Simon Franglen says AI can't match the emotional depth of…
- Keywords: avatar fire and ash, simon franglen, world soundtrack awards, ghent, film music, music, entertainment, business, Avatar, Fire, Ash, Composer
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/artisans/festivals/avatar-ai-ghent-wsa-film-music-days-1236910224
- Author: Ben Croll
- Published: 2026-10-16T06:28:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: avatar fire and ash, simon franglen, world soundtrack awards, ghent, ai, film music, music, entertainment, business
## Simon Franglen on AI
Composer Simon Franglen says AI can't replicate the emotional depth of live musicians in film scores.

> We had hundreds of musicians in a room, pouring their emotion out in that precise second
## WSA Film Music Days
World Soundtrack Awards held Oct 8, 10 in Ghent, Belgium, focused on composers' concerns about AI.
## Art Defense
Composers argue they must continue defending their art against AI's growing influence in music.

> We must continue to defend our art
## Key takeaway

Simon Franglen says AI can't match the emotional depth of live musicians in film scores.