Review of Hans Zimmer’s Master Class—what I learned
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Review of Hans Zimmer’s Master Class—what I learned
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.
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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
As is often the case, there’s a German word that perfectly encapsulate a major part of what makes a great design to me: leitmotif. Leitmotif is when a composer assigns a short melody, rhythm, or harmonic progression to a person, place, object, or concept in a piece of music, film, or theater. Every time you hear it, it connects you emotional with
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Max Richter’s “On the Nature of Daylight” has become one of the most frequently used contemporary classical pieces in screen music, featuring in over twenty film and television productions to date . Its most high‑profile cinematic placements include Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010) and Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival (2016) , while on
... See moreWatching a review of Jacob Collier’s 4th album, and everyone in the comments basically agrees: “incredible music, horrible artist.” Another quote stands out: "all the talent in the world can't grant you good taste."
If I were to give Jacob Collier artistic advice, I’d say “be a maximalist within constraints of timber.” I see his problem as having
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