Geoff Zanelli quotes
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“Each culture might lend its own dialect, but above all that is the language of music itself, and it doesn't care about politics or boundaries.”
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“When I was a young child my folks would ask me why I was rocking back and forth and I'd answer "cause of the music in my head!"”
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“For as long as I can remember, I've been passionate about music. I can't recall a time when I didn't have music playing in my head.”
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“It was a natural thing for me to go become a musician, and then to start writing music. I don't even really remember making a decision to go into music, it was just there for me, always. If I weren't making a living at it, I'd still be writing music.”
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“One of the earliest memories I have of feeling the power of film music was watching Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. That was a really clear epiphany for me, when I realized that each film has its own music, and that there was someone out there who wrote this very specific music for just this one film.”
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“I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm writing.”
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“I'm also always thinking about the score as a recording, as opposed to a performance that can be recreated in a live environment. Some of what I write could of course be played in a concert hall, but for the needs of a film I don't consider that.”
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“In a recording, your ear believes and accepts the trumpets as part of the ensemble, but you can't do that in a concert hall.”
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“When I'm writing a score, I'm constantly looking for ways to improve on it, even when I think it's working well. I don't give up on things, and am always trying to make incremental improvements, which means I never finish writing a score early!”
-- Geoff Zanelli
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Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books
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“Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.”
Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.
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“I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.”
Source : "Learning How To Be King". Interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, www.nytimes.com. February 6, 2000.
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“One thing my wife says is bad about me is that I still care too much.”
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“The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.”
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“I have no connection with Hollywood. I'm not interested. I don't care.”
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