Hollywood Magic. Philip Klein talks about the music from the silver – and the computer screen

Hollywood Magic. Philip Klein talks about the music from the silver – and the computer screen

The music of Hollywood pictures back when it all started, gave birth to many of the songs that we now call jazz standards. How is music for the silver screen composed today, reveals Philip Klein in a Jazz FM interview. The 26-year-old is in Bulgaria to conduct the Classic FM - M-Tel Orchestra in a concert with the film scores of John Williams. What is the degree of independence that a film composer has? What are the myths about the composing of film scores? Why does Philip Klein consider his work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as most memorable of his career so far? The young composer also tells about computer games scores, having done the orchestrations for World of Warcraft и Starcraft 2. The secrets of the trade are revealed on this interview by Tanya Ivanova and Svetoslav Nikolov.