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The Next Best Picture Podcast

Interview With "Avatar: The Way Of Water" Composer, Simon Franglen

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

"Avatar: The Way Of Water" has become one of the biggest films of all time, but it was not always guaranteed that it would live up to the first film. Similarly, in the aftermath of composer James Horner's tragic death, composer Simon Franglen had big shoes to fill as he stepped in to compose the world of James Cameron's "Avatar." Carrying on Horner's legacy and musical themes, the composer was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to down below. Thank you, and enjoy!   Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.9

You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Daniel Howitt's interview,

0:25.2

with the composer for Avatar, The Way of Water, Simon Franklin.

0:29.8

I know one thing.

0:32.5

Wherever we come, this family is our fortress simon thank you so much for for taking time to talk with me

0:53.7

been a big few weeks for Avatar.

0:55.0

I think I checked this morning.

0:57.0

I think it's the seventh biggest movie of all time and of course, still climbing, obviously.

1:02.0

So yeah, how has it been since release, just kind of celebrating this incredible success?

1:07.0

I think the single word I'd use is relief.

1:10.0

I think, I think it's this strange situation where you go into work, you know something

1:15.5

is very special.

1:18.5

Because I would see scenes like, for instance, when the kids first dive into the water,

1:23.9

and you go, and I, you know, we don't get to see, you know, we gradually, the renders come through, so we see better and better qualities because we're working.

1:31.2

But that was one of the early renders.

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