Antonio López

El genial pintor Antonio López no habla de cuadro terminado, sino de en proceso. Y no es extraño que solicite a sus clientes, años después de entregar el encargo, el cuadro en cuestión para dar retoques de última hora que dignifiquen su trabajo. A vista de un gestor de tiempo, este tipo de perfección no existe ya que sale cara y es poco productiva. Como dice la ley de Parkinson, “el trabajo se expande hasta llenar el tiempo disponible para que se termine”. Esto es, cuanto más tiempo tengamos para hacer algo, más prolongaremos su conclusión. Pero creo fielmente que la clave del trabajo creativo está en eso que el maestro López aplica a cada obra suya: dignifica tu trabajo.

La lección que aprendes de los grandes es que su trabajo es digno

Como músico, siempre he sido una persona inquieta y en eterna búsqueda. Escuchando y aprendiendo de lo que compositores e interpretes que marcan la diferencia aportan a su trabajo. Son muchas las fuentes en las que puedes beber. Distintos géneros, diversas concepciones musicales e infinitos estilos de entender y comprender la música. Y como dice López, siempre en proceso. Porque la música es un costante proceso de aprendizaje, de búsqueda y de ensayo y error. Pero la lección que aprendes de los grandes (al menos de los que yo entiendo por grandes) es que su trabajo es digno. Digno y respetable. Y que detrás de cada nota y cadencia hay una fe ciega en el trabajo bien hecho.

Slow Movement, Four Hands Project

Estamos a punto de lanzar lo que será nuestro sexto trabajo auto-producido: Slow Movement. Detrás de este álbum doble que nos ha llevado dos años de producción hay mucho de nuestras experiencias, experimentaciones, pasiones e interpretaciones. Seguimos en la línea que ya hicimos con nuestro anterior trabajo, Interiors. Música introspectiva que invita al oyente a una escucha pausada y reflexiva. Seguramente no sea un trabajo perfecto. Ni quedará en los anales de la historia de la música. Pero sí os podemos asegurar que va a ser un trabajo digno. Personal y bien hecho. Porque en cada pieza que finalizamos dejamos parte de nosotros para conseguir un sonido que diga algo de nuestro trabajo, sentimientos y forma de entender el mundo. Tanto como músicos como personas. Estad alerta porque va a ser un álbum diferente que va a sorprender a muchos.

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In sumary, a renaissance man of XXI Century who takes advantage of all media and tools which offers our convergence era. In addition to this, he is one of the most influential composer nowadays what makes that every  new toy he introduces in his studio becomes a object of desire for any freak composer.

There should be space for the analog playing of the player who has created a career as musician

However, there is still space for the human touch and the quality of a real and talented player. As I said before, “Man of Steel” is a epic movie with a epic soundtrasck. Zimmer deciced that for this film he needed a strong percussion section. So he joined 13 of the most talented drummers to give a hard impact in the visionary point of view of Snyder´s style. Under the the conduction of his friend and civilian Junkie XL, they made a great recording session which have been very useful for the production of this remarkable OST.

That made me think about the future of the writing process in a world where everything seems possible… virtually speaking. here is nothing more satisfying than count with a real drummer. Even when all our gears and tools may be inside our computer, there must be still space in our studio for recording a good player who can give us an incredible result far from all the drums libraries and VST. There should be space for the analog playing of the player who has created a career as musician, not as a computer designer… instead of the cold and inhuman 1 and 0 code.

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This video is the trailer which was used to promote the film of Stanley Kubrick, accompanied with the legendary piece of R. Strauss “Also sprach Zarathustra” which will be connected to the iconic image of the monolith in our collective consciousness forever. A perfect use of classical music for an unexpected genre.

Take a look to the second video made by a Youtube user. The same trailer but differente music. This time is action piece by Jack Trammell, a talented composer and producer specialised in writing adrenaline pieces for action movies and video games. A new approach, more visual, more impacting, close to the contemporary mindset of our converged days where everything must be quick, stunning and brilliant.

What makes a great composer is his ability to break the rules and go beyond

Both pieces are great pieces. But listening to Trammell´s track (and other thousands more of almost identical production), I wonder myself: Do we have any bit of originality yet? Tramell as million of  us who write digital music, are using the same banks, the same VST, the same virtual instruments and…we are getting a sound exactly impossible to stand out one from others. It seems as we are calling to write an apocalyptic eternal video game soundtrack or epic pieces for imaginary worlds full of flying dragons.

What is more, every time that a new VST (Virtual Studio Technology) is released we are bored of listening to the same skin and metals that all Native Instrument´s developers program for our joy. If you are familiar with this, I´m sure you have Spitfire´s Hans Zimmer Percussion or Heavyocity´s Damage in your HD.

Are we innovating anything new? Aren´t we sound exactly the same? What makes a great composer is his ability to break the rules and go beyond. Sometimes I wonder why I collect so many libraries… At the end, we are sounding exactly the same.

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the greatness of the film composer is to bring his personality to acquire a dimension that goes beyond mere accompaniment

What would many energizing speeches before battle if they are not accompanied by their epic tune? What would be the speech “Sons of Scotland” William Wallace in Braveheart if instead of being accompanied by effective soundtrack James Horner would have been the tune of my iphone?

Or how would have been the final speech of Kevin Spacey in American Beauty if instead of listening to the timeless and memorable three chords of Thomas Newman´s piano had been Gangbang style to close such an interesting end?

Each image has its sound and the greatness of the film composer is to bring his personality to acquire a dimension that goes beyond mere accompaniment. You can give life to the image many times, without saying a single word says it all.

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