#88 - Ken Lampl Interview (Film Scores, 2067, John Williams, Mixing, Pokemon, Australia, ANU, School Of Music etc.)

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