#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