German - Composer | July 19, 1974 -
First, I started to play the organ. I did that until I was 11. From the age of 11 to 13, I gave up music entirely. And then at 13, I picked up the guitar, and after one and a half years, I started practicing intensively. I began playing in rock bands, and it was there that I discovered that the music I liked to write was always instrumental.
Ramin Djawadi
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After high school, I moved to the U.S. and studied music in Boston, at the Berklee College of Music.
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I collect many ethnic instruments, and as a guitarist, I'm usually able to play any sort of instrument - as long as it has strings. That's why I like to experiment with different sounds.
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I literally work every day and weekends.
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When I work on multiple projects, I'm really good at dividing my days, so I start in the morning with a clean slate.
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I think it's great to see that there is such a connection to film music and the way people react or connect to a character or scene.
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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.
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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.
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I'll say, 'I really like Daenerys,' and then I go, 'Wait, but I like the Stark theme, too, and I like the Lannister theme.' I keep jumping around. But I think that's kind of the beauty of 'Game of Thrones,' that there's so many different ones, and they're all kind of different, and they do different things.
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Find your own style, whatever it is. Whatever is inside you, bring that out. I think that's when you have something unique.
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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.
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The music I wrote as a kid already was always instrumental. It was never based on lyrics.
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