Jonathan "Bloody Git" Broxton told me that Trevor Rabin was very distraught to learn that his music for Gone in 60 Seconds actually stunk to high heaven.

Do you think they care?
And before the WWW, where did they get feedback from, besides sales and film critics?

As for the Rabin incident, that's best left to Jonathan Broxton to tell, if he wishes.
(but it's not THAT big a deal....)

Now, if I'm Trevor Rabin, trying to establish myself as Hollywood composer in the vein of
-- yikes -- Miklos Rozsa, and trying to sell CDs, then yes, I read the reviews and get mad when they write that the music is as fleeting as the title suggests.

of course, the above is all hypothetical and conjectural humor, so no one get your panties in a bundle here.

When I had my wee little review website 3 or 4 years ago (and it lasted only about 6 months...shitty reviews, and lack of time, being in graduate school and all), I was sent a gracious email by John Beal regarding a positive review I wrote of the Coming Soon! album, so I know he reads them on occasion.