The way I make music is often to kind of treat…
“The way I make music is often to kind of treat instrumentation like I would a sample.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
He approaches musical arrangement by handling each instrument as a distinct audio snippet to be manipulated and layered.
In simple terms: Treat instruments like samples.
Compose by sampling sounds.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- studio recording
- live performance
- film scoring
- electronic composition
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does sampling change your perception of timbre?
- Can this approach replace traditional orchestration?
May limit organic interaction between musicians.