There is an emotional aspect to live players that, no matter how good the samples are, you cannot replicate. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
What I like about the piano is that it’s a beautiful hybrid instrument in the sense that it can sound very warm but also very cold. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
The computer is limited in expression. It can’t do what the human player can do. What’s dangerous is that you fall for writing for the computer and what sounds good on it instead of writing something that actually sounds good when a player performs it. It’s dangerous when you go down that road. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
My task is to tell a story with the music. I always like to have themes in terms of characters or plots, and things that can tell a story always interest me the most. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
I wanted to play in bands and get signed by a record label and tour the world and stuff, but that never really worked out. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
In the case of ‘Game Of Thrones,’ I’ve been to set a couple of times, and it’s really exciting and inspiring for me to see the set and the actors in action, meet them and talk to them, so it definitely helps. If I can go to set, I will. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
What I love about film music is the variety. On one movie, you might be asked to do a completely electronic score, and then another might ask you to do orchestral only. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
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 Read Quote
