Score A Film Music Documentary - the Interviews [Paperback]

The world's finest film composers uncover the secrets behind film music, from crafting emotions and making it in Hollywood, to the tricks of giving an audience goosebumps.

Summary

Composers Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Inception), Quincy Jones (The Color Purple, The Pawnbroker, In Cold Blood), Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., The Natural), Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Seven), Trent Reznor (The Social Network, Gone Girl, Nine Inch Nails), Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman) and more. Plus, hear rare insight from director James Cameron and the legacy of James Horner, along with one of the final interviews conducted with legendary director Garry Marshall.

Modern maestros reveal their creative secrets.

• Composer David Arnold: Bond, the British sound and using music from dreams.
• Director James Cameron: How score shapes a film and working with James Horner.
• Composer Quincy Jones: Musics evolution and emotive power on us.
• Composer Randy Newman: Great film music in history and scoring for animated films.
• Composer Rachel Portman: Using music to your advantage and female film composers.
• Composer Howard Shore: The great epic film score and connecting all the dots.
• Composer Hans Zimmer: The joy (and vulnerability) of musical experimentation.
• Director Garry Marshall: How to use music to fill, fix and enhance film.
• Composer Bear McCreary: Creating an efficient, tight-knit film composing team.

Goosebumps and exploring musics cutting edge.

• Composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Production value and the film score as an album.
• Composer Brian Tyler: Growth, excitement and striving for perfection.
• Composer Mychael Danna: Musical styles across different nationalities.
• Composer Tom Holkenborg: Intensity and goosebumps.
• Composer Harry Gregson-Williams: Traditional sls·