I might even go for walks, just kind of come up with ideas in my head and then even sleep over it. And, yeah, the next day, when I wake up in the morning, I feel like that’s when the ideas come, because you kind of wake up fresh and clean. You’re not influenced from music on the radio or any other source. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
Silence can be a very powerful tool. Sometimes it’s more powerful to leave you with nothing. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
I always like to think of music as if you were to turn the picture off, actually. Just by listening to the piece of music, there’s a story there and a connection to the characters and the plots and all of that. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
I began making music at the age of four. According to my mother, once I just sat down at the piano and played back a tune by ear. My parents were watching and said to each other, ‘Maybe we should give him music lessons.’ Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
After high school, I moved to the U.S. and studied music in Boston, at the Berklee College of Music. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
When I work on multiple projects, I’m really good at dividing my days, so I start in the morning with a clean slate. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
Many times, the way I write my themes or melodies is that I hear it, and then I sing into my phone or something, or I’ll scribble down on a piece of paper. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
For me, always, the big inspiration really comes from talking with my creators, my showrunners and my producers, and seeing what is their vision for their project. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
Find your own style, whatever it is. Whatever is inside you, bring that out. I think that’s when you have something unique. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
One of the most fun parts about my job is that when the music gets recorded live at the end of the project and real musicians play it, I still get goosebumps every single time. Ramin Djawadi Read Quote
