Nevertheless, "most families that hire us Soul Guiding troupes are simply trying to do that something extra for the deceased and to express their filial devotion. Few hire us just to fill out the program and make noise, so you shouldn't just lump everyone good and bad together," says Chung Mei musical director Lai Hsiao-fei.
然而「家屬來請我們牽亡陣，大多只是希望再替亡魂多做一點事，發心出於孝思，充場面的只是少數，不應一筆抹殺」，中美牽亡陣樂師賴小飛表示。