Ludovico Einaudi Quotes

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Ludovico Einaudi

Profession : Composer

Birth : November 23, 1955

It's very interesting to see how the music is used, as sometimes you have composed something with a very different intention, and then suddenly you see it connected to something different. For example, it was incredibly strong and beautiful the first time I saw 'This Is England' by Shane Meadows.

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Being invited to score for 'Black Swan' was a real honour. To have my work form part of such an amazing film is something I am very proud of.

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The London Olympic Opening Ceremony was excellent. The mixture of old and new, of classic and contemporary was a beautiful reflection of Great Britain. Danny Boyle is a genius.

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I discovered that I didn't want to be strict like a German composer.

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Arriving at a simple piece of music is a very difficult balance because, in being simple, you could easily be banal, so maybe it's more difficult to write a simple piece of music than a 12-tone piece where no one understands exactly what it is about.

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I spent one year being very poor at home with my piano, and nobody was calling me, but I had space to think about things on my own and find out exactly what I wanted to do.

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As a composer, it is a great thrill for me to have an album in the top 15 of the pop charts.

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I am compared to other classical musicians, but most of them perform songs from other people, and most of those composers belong to another era.

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I'm a living composer, so I think I just write and compose the music of my time. I'm not saying that I am better than anyone in the past, but I am saying that I may have evolved some emotions that have connected with the people that are living on the planet today with me.

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It is important that we understand the importance of the Arctic, stop the process of destruction, and protect it.

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I love The Edge's guitar style; it is unique. There is an ancient world resonating in his guitar sound.

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You can create something strong in art with a few notes. It is like how Aboriginal drawings have a simplicity that is incredibly rich.

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'Uptown Funk' has all the ingredients of the funk that I love.

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People always talk about the lyrics of Leonard Cohen, but I like his melodies. They are very defined and original.

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The creative process of composing music has always fascinated me.

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In Mali, you hear music everywhere. What is fantastic in Mali is the music tradition is handed down from father to son orally. It is not written. You learn from your father and add something, because you are living now and telling a story to others. This results in many different interpretations of the same song.

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I like music that expresses what I think.

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This is the beauty of popular music, that it is based on simple and memorable tunes.

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I have always loved composers who have been connected with folk traditions of popular music.

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When I hear people who love my music and are trying to copy it, it sounds strange to me because it sounds so simple, made by other people. It took me a lot of years to find the balance, to find a way to be on the edge of being accessible but at the same time having the echo of a deep, more complex world.

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