#106 - Joel Douek Interview (Film Composing, David Attenborough, UN, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Travelling, Manhatten Night etc.)

Joel Douek is a television and film composer who has a background in Neuroscience working for the UN. He has composed over 9 David Attenborough documentaries.

#davidattenborough #manhattennight #film

SOCIAL MEDIA

WEBSITE - www.joeldouek.com

WEBSITE VR www.echoer.com

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - How Joel Became A Film Composer/Editing For Pokemon

03:05 - Doing Revisions

05:51 - Removing Ego/Egos In Film

07:51 - Finding Efficiency Under Tight Deadlines/Music Templates On A TV Series

12:00 - Reusing Motifs 

13:23 - Mistakes That Piano Players Make While Composing/Understanding Orchestration

16:25 - Joel Doesn’t Like The Idea Of Hobbies/Balancing Out Different Endeavours 

19:04 - How Neuroscience Has Affected Joel’s Music

21:54 - Melody Is Secondary To Emotion/Joel’s Composing Process

23:39 - How Joel Ended Up Composing For David Attenborough

26:50 - Meeting David Attenborough

29:11 - Networking Is Bad/Building Friendships Is The Way To Look At It

32:22 - How To Get The Word Out About Your Music Portfolio

33:33 - Before Doing A Project Follow 3 Rules

35:18 - Why Joel Is Quite Philosophical/Joel’s Previous Work At The UN 

37:41 - Joel Doesn’t Consider Himself An Entertainer

39:13 - How Travelling Has Influenced Joel’s Music/Have Experiences

42:38 - Travelling To Get Experiences/You Don’t Learn Anything As A Tourist

45:38 - Creators Are Fearful/Embracing Fear/Weight Of Expectations

48:45 - How Joel Deals With Anxiety/Vision Quest

50:54 - Fight Or Flight Relating To Music

52:41 - Doing The Music For Manhattan Night

56:05 - What Joel Is Looking To Musically Going Forward

59:29 - Staying Up With Technology

1:01:53 - Where To Follow Joel Douek