Whether a piece is commissioned or not, the challenge is always the same: to write something that I feel I would enjoy listening to as an audience member. A lot of music gets discarded because it does not pass that test.
Tag: interviews with composers
Michael Sheppard, pianist & composer
Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music? That’s sort of difficult to answer, since I have been playing the piano for
Gila Carcas, composer
Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? I was brought up in a musical family. Although my
Matias Piegari, composer
One special challenge of film music is understanding that each score is completely different from another. Every director will have a different point of view of what they want, so the process of figuring out what is it that they need will always be different. Filmmakers very rarely speak in musical terms. They communicate with feelings and emotions, so it is my job to figure out how to put those emotions into musical sounds to meet their vision.
Mhairi Hall, pianist & composer
You can’t convince an audience if you aren’t convinced yourself.
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