alt Hacker NewsAn example of a hit movie or song that was created by committee?
Inside Out 2 had the largest box office of any movie in 2024. Checkout the "research and writing" section in its wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Out_2#Research_and_writ... ... psychological consultants, a feedback loop with a group of teenagers, test screenings.
Or how about "Die with a smile" - currently number 1 in the global top 50 on Spotify. 5 songwriters
Or "APT." - currently number 2 in the global top 50 on Spotify. 11 songwriters
You don't have to look very hard
Inside Out 2 has a single writer, who also worked on the first.
Consulting with SMEs, testing with audiences, etc isn’t “design by committee”.
Similarly, “Die With a Smile” seems to have been the work of two people with developed styles with support — again, not a committee:
> The collaboration was a result of Mars inviting Gaga to his studio where he had been working on new music. He presented the track in progress to her and the duo finished writing and recording the song the same day.
Apt seems to have started with a single person goofing around, then pitched as a collaboration and the expanded team entered at that point.