Film has the potential of allowing me to explore my own ideas, which I find very attractive.
From Marco Beltrami
I usually start from the most general to the more specific. I'll get an emotional overview for the film as a whole, trying to pinpoint what the musical identity is and come up with thematic ideas - any ideas that identify as succinctly as possible what the film is.
Robert Townson at Varese is a huge fan of film music and has really done a lot to educate audiences about film music and scores.
One of the major aspects of film composing is that it's not so much a musical thing as it is communicating your ideas with the director, who often does not come from a musical background.
'The Homesman' is a really interesting movie that Tommy Lee Jones directed.
'Snowpiercer' is a little bit more experimental, I think, and crafted for a slightly different audience. 'The Giver' is more about teen angst.
I don't really have a preferred genre. It's more up to the individual project itself and if I feel compelled by it.
I think the only thing that I really haven't done much in, and I haven't felt too attracted to, is romantic comedies.
I am inspired just by the way a scene can be interpreted by the actors. It can make a huge difference on the type of music that you write. It's best for me if I don't work at all on a project until the movie is shot and I have some sort of edit in front of me.
I had come from an orchestral background, but I didn't really have any orchestral pieces for film.
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