Michael Giacchino Quotes

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Michael Giacchino

Profession : Composer

Birth : October 10, 1967

I try to keep a regular work schedule.

Michael Giacchino

If you look at my credits, most of them are the same directors over and over.

Michael Giacchino

My dad had these great Benny Goodman albums that I was obsessed with, and Louis Prima's another guy I loved, and Peter Niro the jazz pianist. I loved international music: Irish music, Mexican music. I love the different colours that they all have.

Michael Giacchino

As a kid I was obsessed with monster movies.

Michael Giacchino

I work on the types of movies that I would have loved watching as a kid.

Michael Giacchino

I like to think that I probably have written more World War II music than anyone on the planet after all the 'Medal of Honors' and 'Call of Duties.'

Michael Giacchino

The Internet's a crazy place to hang out because it's insane to see so many people doing so many creative things all over the map.

Michael Giacchino

My dad had a great record collection, which included some music from Mexico, and so I always loved it.

Michael Giacchino

Working with Kevin Feige has just been a joy.

Michael Giacchino

My great uncle, my mom's uncle, had an appliance store in Philadelphia, and it was called Peter's TV. They sold stereos and televisions and washers, dryers, all kinds of stuff.

Michael Giacchino

I always liked melody.

Michael Giacchino

I always loved movies like 'King Kong' and 'Planet of the Apes,' monster movies, Ray Harryhausen films, all of that stuff. I always loved the music in them, too.

Michael Giacchino

I have tons of drawings of 'Star Wars,' whether it be stormtroopers, Darth Vader, Star Destroyers, or the whole thing.

Michael Giacchino

When I was 9, I saw 'Star Wars,' and it set me on a path to where I am today.

Michael Giacchino

There was a paperwork mishap on 'War For The Planet Of The Apes,' in that the end credits was simply called 'End Credits.' And that's what appears on the album. Once we realised that was out there, we were so ashamed.

Michael Giacchino

Without my experiences on the likes of 'Lost' and 'Alias,' I don't know if I would have survived 'Rogue One.'

Michael Giacchino

There have been several movies that I've done over the years that have got a bad shake - 'Speed Racer' was one of them. I loved that movie, and the fact it got such a bad reception was disheartening.

Michael Giacchino

I was pretty lucky to have grown up during the 'Star Wars,' 'Indiana Jones' and 'E.T.' years.

Michael Giacchino

Many film scores try to force an emotion into a story that inherently is not there in the first place.

Michael Giacchino

We're all inspired by what has come before us, but hope to use the inspiration to create our own. That's the artist's journey. It's a pretty amazing path.

Michael Giacchino