I do feel like my music, in some weird way, is probably better suited for cinema than for anything else - I can't really explain, other than I think that music has been mostly inspired often by soundtracks.
Zach CondonThere was always a unique Beirut sound, it was always there, and so this time I just dove straight into that, instead of daydreaming and wandering.
Zach CondonWhen I came back to America, I realized that world music is no joke, it really has a lot to it.
Zach CondonI try to shut my brain down as much as possible. And let the melodies flow, if possible.
Zach CondonYou always know when a real inspiration is behind the melody, arrangements, even lyrics. And I know that's really vague, but it's true.
Zach CondonI have tried to write soundtracks, and the main problem with those was that the directors often had in their minds a much stronger sense of what they wanted to hear, than what I was willing to give them, and I guess there was no way to say, "Well why don't you write your scene around my music?" Because that's just cocky and awful.
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