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Geoff Zanelli Biography

Geoffrey Zanelli or Geoff Zanelli (born September 28, 1974) is an American musician and composer working primarily in the medium of film, television, and video game scores. His early career was notable for scoring additional music on roughly 30 film scores written by Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams and Steve Jablonsky including several blockbuster films. He has since moved on to more solo work.

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In a recording, your ear believes and accepts the trumpets as part of the ensemble, but you can't do that in a concert hall.

Believe, Believes, Ear, Ears, Ensemble, Recording

It was a natural thing for me to go become a musician, and then to start writing music. I don't even really remember making a decision to go into music, it was just there for me, always. If I weren't making a living at it, I'd still be writing music.

Decision, Making, Musician, Writing

When I'm writing a score, I'm constantly looking for ways to improve on it, even when I think it's working well. I don't give up on things, and am always trying to make incremental improvements, which means I never finish writing a score early!

Don'T Give Up, Giving Up, Things, Ways, Working, Writing

I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm writing.

Ensemble, Live, Musician, Prefer, Whenever, Writing

When I was a young child my folks would ask me why I was rocking back and forth and I'd answer "cause of the music in my head!"

Answers, Causes, Children, Folks, Forth, Rocking

One of the earliest memories I have of feeling the power of film music was watching Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. That was a really clear epiphany for me, when I realized that each film has its own music, and that there was someone out there who wrote this very specific music for just this one film.

Chocolate, Feelings, Memories, Music, Specific, Watching

I'm also always thinking about the score as a recording, as opposed to a performance that can be recreated in a live environment. Some of what I write could of course be played in a concert hall, but for the needs of a film I don't consider that.

Film, Live, Needs, Performance, Thinking, Writing

For as long as I can remember, I've been passionate about music. I can't recall a time when I didn't have music playing in my head.

Head, Long, Music, Passionate, Remember

Each culture might lend its own dialect, but above all that is the language of music itself, and it doesn't care about politics or boundaries.

Care, Culture, Dialect, Lend, Music, Politics

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