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Geoff Zanelli

(1974) Composer

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Geoff Zanelli is a composer.

Quick Facts About Geoff Zanelli

Born: September 28, 1974
Profession: Composer

About Geoff Zanelli

[Wikidata] American composer... | [Wikipedia] Geoffrey Zanelli is an American composer working primarily in the medium of film, television, and video game scores. His early career was notable for scoring additional music on roughly 30 film scores written by Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams, Ramin Djawadi, Danny Elf

Quotes by Geoff Zanelli

I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm…

Appropriate

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One of the earliest memories I have of feeling the power of film music was watching Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.…

Chocolate

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For as long as I can remember, I've been passionate about music. I can't recall a time when I didn't have music…

I can

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It was a natural thing for me to go become a musician, and then to start writing music. I don't even really…

Decision

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When I'm writing a score, I'm constantly looking for ways to improve on it, even when I think it's working well. I…

Always trying

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When I was a young child my folks would ask me why I was rocking back and forth and I'd answer "cause…

Answers

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I'm also always thinking about the score as a recording, as opposed to a performance that can be recreated in a live…

Always thinking

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Each culture might lend its own dialect, but above all that is the language of music itself, and it doesn't care about…

Boundaries

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In a recording, your ear believes and accepts the trumpets as part of the ensemble, but you can't do that in a…

Accepting

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