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The third video conversation from IMS Engage 2014 has just been released, this time featuring the enlightening dialogue that took place between legendary film composer Hans Zimmer, perhaps best known for the musical soundtrack of films like “Gladiator," “The Dark Knight,” and “12 Years A Slave;” and renowned electronic music artist Junkie XL who is responsible for the compositions of “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Inception,” and “300: Rise of an Empire,” among others.
Hans chatted about the evolution of electronic music and how he was inspired after attending many Kraftwerk shows, leading him into the genre and then eventually into film scoring. Junkie XL shared his similar path from being a DJ to focusing on film.
Three quotes stand out from the talk – here they are:
"Electronic music lends itself to an abstract way of storytelling, so it keeps evolving. There's a whole movement truly driving music further and there is no other music innovating as much as film music" - Hans Zimmer
"There is a history of film composers dying literally on their last cue, you know... but fuck it, that's rock and roll!" - Hans Zimmer
"The stress and the pressure mounts but the moments of joy -- I have never felt so strong as I have in film. The lows, when you can't deliver, those are new lows and I have never felt that low as when I was just Junkie XL, an electronic artist." - Junkie XL
For more, check out the video below!
