Shapiro: WHAT I LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING IS SOLVING PUZZLES.
MUSIC AND PICTURE FEELS LIKE A GIANT PUZZLE.
THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE GONNA WORK SOMETIMES DON'T,
AND THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE CRAZY IDEAS
SOMETIMES WORK BEAUTIFULLY.
AS A COMPOSER, YOU HAVE THIS MACHINE INSIDE OF YOU,
AND -- AND THE CREATIVE SPARK, I THINK,
IS UNLEASHING THAT MACHINE TO DEVELOP THE CONCEPTS,
TURN THEM INTO MUSICAL IDEAS, TAKE THE MUSICAL IDEAS,
CREATE A WHOLE STRUCTURE,
ALL SPRINGING FROM ONE OR TWO SIMPLE IDEAS.
THIS IS A NICE SPACE.
IT'S BIG ENOUGH, BUT NOT TOO BIG THAT IT FEELS CAVERNOUS.
I LIKE A VERY CLEAN SPACE.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT CREATIVELY
MORE OPEN AND -- AND NOT WEIGHTED DOWN.
I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN HABIT.
I COME TO THE STUDIO EVERY DAY AT AROUND 9:00.
I LEAVE AT 5:30.
I WORK REALLY HARD IN THOSE HOURS.
WHAT I REALLY LIKE TO DO IS JUST WRITE, SEE WHERE THAT GETS ME,
AND THEN ASSESS WHERE I AM.
HAVING A DAY WHERE I SPIN MY WHEELS
AND DON'T GET A LOT DONE AND DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING
BY THE END OF THE DAY MAKES ME VERY, VERY DISTURBED.
WHEN I'M TRYING TO GET INSPIRED,
USUALLY I'M WATCHING PICTURE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
MAYBE I'M JUST WATCHING ONE MOMENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I'M SPENDING SOME TIME AT THE KEYBOARD,
JUST PLAYING AROUND, WATCHING WHILE I PLAY,
SEE WHAT FEELS GOOD.
A LOT OF TIMES, IT'S ABOUT FINDING SOUNDS.
SO -- SO, WE -- WE -- WE START OUT -- WE HAVE THIS THEME.
[ MAN HUMMING ]
A VOICE.
[ STRING INSTRUMENTS PLAY ]
SO -- SO NOW I'M -- I'M JUST TRYING TO EXPAND ON THIS IDEA.
[ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
WHEN I REALLY THINK ABOUT DISTILLING THE THEMATIC CONCEPT
AND THEN THINK,
"OKAY, WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF MUSIC?"
THAT'S WHERE I FIND MY BEST IDEAS COME FROM.
IF THE FUNDAMENTAL TRAIT OF YOUR MAIN CHARACTER IS,
YOU KNOW, HE'S SOMEBODY WHO'S BOUND BY PRECISION
AND NEEDS TO BE FREE,
THEN YOU WOULD NATURALLY THINK ABOUT SORT OF ESTABLISHING
A-A MUSICAL WORLD THAT IS STRUCTURED AND METERED
AND -- AND SORT OF VERY PRECISE.
AND THEN MUSICALLY, YOU KNOW,
YOU WOULD TRY TO BREAK OUT OF THAT IDEA.
THE COMPOSERS THAT INFLUENCE ME THE MOST
ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE THEIR IDEAS THE SIMPLEST.
YOU THINK ABOUT ENNIO MORRICONE AND THE SERGIO LEONE FILMS,
AND HOW MUCH HE DOES WITH JUST ONE GREAT SOUND.
IT'S PRETTY RARE TO HAVE TO START OVER,
BUT I'VE DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES.
IT IS NEVER SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE EXCITED TO DO,
BUT IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT IS ULTIMATELY EXCITING.
YOU QUICKLY LEARN, "OH, MY GOD.
"THERE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY TO GO
THAT I DIDN'T EVEN SEE BEFORE,"
AND THAT'S -- THAT'S PRETTY INTERESTING, TOO.
THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY.