I’m free to make music – I’m sitting on about 40 or 45 new songs that I can’t wait to put out. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
I’m not sure why anybody makes a physical CD anymore when the costs are so much lower to just throw it up on iTunes. And it doesn’t seem that making a hard copy of something prevents pirating any less. I mean I’m amazed that they still do that. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can’t do much with the script. I’ve tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I’ve found it turns out to be a waste of time. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
I’ve often thought that my background in rock ‘n’ roll has gone to waste in film work. My background was that I was a rock ‘n’ roll drummer and I don’t think I used drums in my first ten years of film scoring. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
I actually don’t see that strong of a connection between my background as a rock ‘n roller and my early films. In a way I think your musical identity in film work is determined by the jobs that come your way. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
I think music will be created algorhythmically, all the things that we do will be boiled down to a little computer program. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
You’ll know if you’re a famous composer if 20 years from now your name appears on a pull-down menu in Band in a Box, alongside Hans Zimmer. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn. The more I do it, the more I’m humbled. I’m just always trying to get better at it. I pick up a few tricks along the way. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
I guess what I’ve learned is that there are no boundaries when it comes to imagination. It’s limitless. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
I don’t want to be typecast as the ‘ambient guy’ or someone who only does electronic scores. I think most of the work that comes my way is because people feel they know me musically. Cliff Martinez Read Quote
