I always begin to compose the melody first.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Often, when I work with a vocalist, I like to focus on the melodies first.
For me, making music just starts with a simple melody, and lyrics will come sometime after that.
I start with the music before I start writing the movie. It's such an important part for me, emotionally, to set up the tone for the movie.
I'll just start laying out the melody exactly where I want it to fall. And then I'll go back and fill it out. Whereas, in other pieces I'm really just going a couple bars at a time.
All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.
I try to focus on the melodies and try to make everything else minimal. The melody and the lyrics are most important to me.
Writing a simple melody can take weeks to get it right where I want it, but I do quite enjoy it.
I usually write lyrics first, and then when I get home or close to any kind of instrument, I usually make a melody for those lyrics.
The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.
For me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards.