Review of Hans Zimmer’s Master Class—what I learned
shirleyly.medium.com
Review of Hans Zimmer’s Master Class—what I learned
Film composers like Hans Zimmer have proven to be a gateway drug for classical music. It’s the sense of safety that we all knew what we were getting and already had emotional connections to the music. The fact that it was performed live, with an orchestra – every individual providing something unique to the wall of sound – was a stunning cherry on ... See more
People naturally remember musical language, and I would encourage writers to inject their prose with a bit of music. When you’re writing, think about repetition and variety. Crescendos and rests. Pace and punctuation. Read your work out loud, and feel the rhythm of the words in your voice.
Derek Thompson • Why Simple Is Smart
Music done right captures a resonance between math and language.
Harmony/rhythm is basically a space/time language that is mathematical (an octave is a unit of space, a measure is a unit of time, and it’s all about how you carve and layer within those units). Lyrics are obviously the linguistic half of it. In the most basic songs, a nice poem is la
... See more