You've stated in interviews and making-of videos that the way you approach music is different from other composers, and I can see that clearly in Sherlock Holmes, the Dark Knight Trilogy (especially the Bane score) and The Lion King; music that goes deep into the theme of the film or series. I'm in film school and I've heard some professionals (French ones) say the music you make "isn't really what music is supposed to be as it's too picture-dependent", mainly saying that it doesn't stand on its own. I personally disagree because to me music is everything we hear, not just renaissance-based symphonies, even pencils hitting guitar strings for example can be music, but what's your view on that? Do you think that everything we hear can be music, or does music have to follow a standard or let's say have a minimum of criteria to be officially called "music", in which case, what are those criteria?
And do you think people who learn music later on, like after the age of 20, can still become musicians or is there a specific age you need to learn music at in order to be a true musician?
Lastly, I thank you for inspiring us all through music and other projects like the Inception App, listening to your music inspires me and my friends at film school to make great movies. Being a Nolan fan I'm looking forward to Interstellar :)
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Dear Mr. Zimmer,
You've stated in interviews and making-of videos that the way you approach music is different from other composers, and I can see that clearly in Sherlock Holmes, the Dark Knight Trilogy (especially the Bane score) and The Lion King; music that goes deep into the theme of the film or series. I'm in film school and I've heard some professionals (French ones) say the music you make "isn't really what music is supposed to be as it's too picture-dependent", mainly saying that it doesn't stand on its own. I personally disagree because to me music is everything we hear, not just renaissance-based symphonies, even pencils hitting guitar strings for example can be music, but what's your view on that? Do you think that everything we hear can be music, or does music have to follow a standard or let's say have a minimum of criteria to be officially called "music", in which case, what are those criteria?
And do you think people who learn music later on, like after the age of 20, can still become musicians or is there a specific age you need to learn music at in order to be a true musician?
Lastly, I thank you for inspiring us all through music and other projects like the Inception App, listening to your music inspires me and my friends at film school to make great movies. Being a Nolan fan I'm looking forward to Interstellar :)
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