How to Be A Film Composer, with Christopher Willis

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

Arts, Performing Arts, Music

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This week I was joined by the wonderful composer Christopher Willis for a wide ranging and fascinating conversation. Willis, who wrote the music for The Death Of Stalin, Mickey Mouse Shorts, Veep, and the new movie the Personal History of David Copperfield, divulged many secrets about the film composing world in this fascinating interview. How does music correspond to actions on screen? What is the process of how film music is created? All these questions and more are answered today!

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0:00.0	Hello and I'm a
0:02.0	Wilyt.
0:03.0	I'm a
0:05.0	a
0:08.0	Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes
0:10.0	The Classical Music Podcast.
0:12.0	My name is Joshua Wilerstein, I'm a conductor,
0:13.8	and I'm the artistic director of the Lozan Chamber Orchestra in Lausanne Switzerland.
0:17.6	This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field,
0:21.3	where it is just getting ready to dive into this amazing
0:23.7	world of incredible music. Before we get started I want to thank my new
0:27.1	Patreon sponsors Bridget, Patrick, Tom, Summe and Lindsay and all of my other
0:32.2	other Patreon sponsors for making season six possible.
0:35.0	If you'd like to support the show please head over to patreon.com
0:38.0	slash stickynotes podcast.
0:40.0	And if you are a fan of the show, please just take a moment to give us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts.
0:45.0	Every rating or review helps more people find the show, and it is greatly appreciated.
0:49.0	Thanks, and before we get on this fascinating interview with the film composer Christopher Willis, I wanted to tell you a little bit about what I'm up to this week.
0:56.0	I actually just got back from Gishtad in Switzerland after a wonderful week with the Lozan Chamber Orchestra and Bertrand Chamayou.
1:03.0	Again, going back to Lozane next week for a program of Brahms' Third Symphony,
1:08.0	which is going to come up on the podcast for sure.
1:10.0	And also the Ethel Smyth, for Strings, we talked about her plenty on the show and the
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