German - Composer | July 19, 1974 -
I just always hear music in my head. I thought that was normal. My wife said, 'Ramin, that's not normal.'
Ramin Djawadi
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I associate colors with music, or music with colors.
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What's so cool about 'Light of the Seven' - and what I love about 'Game of Thrones' - is you never know what's going to happen.
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I started out on an apprenticeship in Hollywood working as an assistant to Hans Zimmer and another composer Klaus Badelt. That's how I got my foot in the door.
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As a film composer, you have to be a good collaborator.
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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.
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I listen to either romantic classical music, Brahms or Beethoven or something like Mozart, or I go all the way contemporary and listen to Metallica or Adele, Radiohead, jazz, whatever it is that is completely opposite.
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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.
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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.
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I always really wanted to do film scoring, largely because I hate writing lyrics. I just won't do it. I need help with the words.
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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.
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A lot of people have said, 'Do a Westworld tour!' I definitely have ideas, because we could do a whole concert from just the first season. The player piano plays such a huge role in that one, so it's a must-have as a centerpiece.
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