“I can see the earlier James Bond movies, and they hold up much stronger than the later Bond movies. The latter ones became more formula, and they’re not half as interesting.” The world will always remember John Barry for his association with James Bond. Yet –as enjoyable as the Bond scores have been– much of … Read more
“In the end, it’s in everyone’s best interest for it to be done right. While there may be a schedule looming, there’s also everyone’s arrogant sense of excellence. Sometimes, though, you just have to swallow hard and do the work. Those are the moments when you face huge kinds of primal fears. But the … Read more
The last decades have proven to be an unpredictable period in John Williams’ career. Although maintaining his high standard of European classical music, Williams’ long tenure on the throne as “the very best composer in Hollywood” has come under question. His reigning days of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones scores in the 1980’s have … Read more
On getting started as the Game of Thrones composer I had not read the books. I knew of them. The creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss reached out to me and sent me the first two episodes of season one to watch and see what I thought. Then we got together and talked creatively about the complexity … Read more