"A lot of creative work is remixes" in no way conflicts with "That's pretty low-value creativity."
Hiphop made using samples a fashion. You can think of it as choosing to restrict one's in order to explore something deeper, like a painter deciding to paint with only two pigments to exercise their skills at shading at patterning. Or you can think of it as a cheap way to make demo tracks in your bedroom.
If you want to find actually creative things, look outside of mainstream, Disney, etc.
I'll leave you with this link. You tell me if you think it is just a remix of something earlier:
Hiphop made using samples a fashion. You can think of it as choosing to restrict one's in order to explore something deeper, like a painter deciding to paint with only two pigments to exercise their skills at shading at patterning. Or you can think of it as a cheap way to make demo tracks in your bedroom.
If you want to find actually creative things, look outside of mainstream, Disney, etc.
I'll leave you with this link. You tell me if you think it is just a remix of something earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWUiLJnEYJI