Composer for films & TV shows (Mickey Mouse, The Personal History of David Copperfield, The Death of Stalin, Veep). Lapsed musicologist. Eternal music student.
Jun 21, 2020 • 21 tweets • 3 min read
The Synthesizer Conundrum - a thread about music and meaning
I love synths. This is my Eurorack modular. It's not huge, but it can do some crazy things, especially in combination with software.
Dec 6, 2019 • 22 tweets • 3 min read
Saw this and thought I'd give my perspective on why A-Level music (esp theory) is so frustrating.
Disclaimer - I can't comment on whether it's worse now than 15-20 years ago.
Spoiler - I don't think it's the current syllabus or current teachers. It's much deeper. MEGATHREAD.
In the C18th, a young musician studied harmony and counterpoint every day from an early age. That student's present-day equivalent doesn't really get started until the age of 16 at the earliest - giving her ancestors almost a decade-long head start.
Aug 10, 2018 • 23 tweets • 3 min read
All right I’m going to splurge some notes on the spotting in “Empire”. It’s such a classic and the music at the bowl was nice and loud.
Several striking places where there’s no music. For instance, no music as Luke flies through Dagoba’s atmosphere. Typical place where you have to weigh up reasons to have no music.
