Quotes by Geoff Zanelli - Page 1

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.
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Believe
Ears
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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!"
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Answers
Causes
Children
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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.
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Long
Passionate
Remember
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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.
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Ensemble
Musician
Writing
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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.
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Care
Culture
Dialect
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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 / Film Score Composer
Don't Give Up
Giving Up
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.
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Needs
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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.
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Decision
Musician
Writing
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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.
Geoff Zanelli / Film Score Composer
Chocolate
Feelings
Memories
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