I was born and raised in Germany, so I was classically trained. Classical has been deep in me from a totally early age. Then, as a teenager, I picked up the guitar and was really into rock music. — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
First, I started to play the organ. I did that until I was 11. From the age of 11 to 13, I gave up music entirely. And then at 13, I picked up the guitar, and after one and a… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
In 'Westworld,' I really got to explore new areas, stylistically. We had the Indian world, we had Shogun world, so I got to play… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
I feel choir just has a great sense of power when used with an orchestra, or even by itself. — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
When you know you have great support from the studio, that's a great feeling, and when it's the creative support, that's great. — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
That's what I like: to kind of get up and start working right away in the morning. — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
Find your own style, whatever it is. Whatever is inside you, bring that out. I think that's when you have something unique. — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
I think a melody is a melody. And the way I usually start is I start writing my themes without even writing to picture… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
Really, I get inspired by just switching projects and instrumentation and things like that - that creative part of just being different every time… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
Performing was always something that I actually used to do before I settled in the studio as a composer. — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
The piano has a huge dynamic range that almost no other instruments have. It can play very low, and it can play very high. — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
