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#88 - Ken Lampl Interview (Film Scores, 2067, John Williams, Mixing, Pokemon, Australia, ANU, School Of Music etc.)
Episode 89
Ken Lampl is a long time film composer who was trained under John Williams and recently got international attention for his score for Australian film 2067. He has composed for over 90 films as well as other forms of media such as television and commercials. He is currently a lecturer at the Australia National University School Of Music.
SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE - www.kenlampl.com
Twitter - @KennethLampl
Youtube - @KenLampl
#schoolofmusic #2067 #filmscores
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Ken Lampl Being Underrated
01:17 - Doing Music Scores For Terrible Films
05:07 - Australia Workforce Is Used For Filming Hollywood Productions Not Composers
06:02 - Australian Film Makers/Seth Lardi
08:38 - How Ken Got Music Job For 2067
11:05 - Australian National University/School Of Music Programme
14:46 - Balancing University Teaching With Film Scoring/Scoring Music Quickly
17:40 - Australian Films Aren’t As Rushed As American Films
19:30 - How Ken Records Choral Music/Choir Work
20:50 - 2067 Choir Was Synthesised/ Sample Libraries
22:01 - Ken Learned How To Get The Best Out Of What You Have
23:12 - Midi Guitaring/Software Plugins
24:12 - Film Scores Combining Orchestra & Sample Libraries/Alan Myerson/Hans Zimmer
26:20 - Ken Lampl Feels He Has The Skillset To Do A Blockbuster
28:02 - 2067 Is Kens Breakout Project
29:30 - How Hans Zimmer Got Discovered
31:06 - It Took 40 Films Before John Williams Got Discovered/George Lucas Originally Didn’t Want A Score For Star Wars
32:25 - Early Space Movies/Ken Being Influenced By John Williams/Star Wars
34:10 - How Ken Got To Study Under John Williams
36:18 - John Williams Speaks About Music In Psychological & Philosophical Terms
38:28 - John Williams Is Far Greater Than People Think He Is
42:09 - Doing Music For Pokemon Films
46:33 - Collaborating With Mick Gordon
48:10 - Mixing Different Genres/Mix With The Masters
51:25 - Ken Teaches Mixing At School Of Music
53:33 - Never Stop Learning/How Ken Up Skills
56:08 - Differences Between Australia & America/Tall Poppy Syndrome
1:00:11 - Ken Has More Opportunities In Australia
1:01:30 - Ken Loves Australia
1:03:25 - Where To Follow Ken Lampl
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