Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Some time ago, in a thread I don't recall anymore which was, we talked about this particular picture. I believe his was taken sometime in the late 90's, maybe around 1996 -- please note the book standing on the table... maybe something due to his work on "Rosewood" or "Amistad"?Anyway, my first recollection of this picture was from an interview from 1999, around the time "Phantom Menace" was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Williams uses electricity?! Can't believe he's so reliant on technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I think Williams had darker hair than in that photo circa 96/97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Very cool photo, I love seeing people's work places and "thinking" rooms. Would be very fascinating to compare the home offices/offices of various composers. One of my all time favorite photographs is actually Joe McNally's of Leonard Bernstein working at his piano in his home office...There is so much atmosphere in the image. You can almost taste the fresh air coming into the room through that door as Leonard is working. Probably a top-5 favorite photo of mine.A grande aside: a plug to McNally's other works, for those interested in photography: http://portfolio.joemcnally.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Someone needs to dig out that hilarious pic of Zimmer's "office". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 An HDR (high dynamic range) photo of Hans Zimmer's Office....To be fair it doesn't look quite *as* repulsive in a non-HDR, normal everyday photo:It does make me wonder though, as red has been psychologically linked with more aggressive tendencies in a some studies, if the room inspires the more masculine and aggressive sound of Zimmer's music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I expect Zimmer to walk out the door of that chamber and for it to be revealed he's on a ship from ******* Pirates of the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Thanks for sharing, Miguel! He looks pretty weary in that photo, probably a result of it being taken in the middle of a writing period. Blu, the photo of Leonard Bernstein is really neat too. I hope he eventually got a taller stool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 For those curious, this is a free eBook version of the book on Williams' coffee table:The Book of American Negro Poetryhttp://books.google.com/books/about/The_book_of_American_Negro_poetry.html?id=mx7aehWGOtYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 For those curious, this is a free eBook version of the book on Williams' coffee table:The Book of American Negro Poetryhttp://books.google....id=mx7aehWGOtYCYeah, I noticed that book.I wonder if the picture was taken while he was working on SEVEN FOR LUCK? Perhaps AMISTAD or ROSEWOOD, as Miguel says? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hey, don't diss toilets! Some of the best ideas appear to you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moloko 0 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I like that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,286 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 That Kamen pic is oddly arousing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 That Kamen pic is oddly arousing...As is Kamen's music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainmayrand 22 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I had not seen this picture before, very happy to see that.Oh, and what Kamen picture? Did I miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Strange that Williams office does not seem to have any video devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It does make me wonder though, as red has been psychologically linked with more aggressive tendencies in a some studies, if the room inspires the more masculine and aggressive sound of Zimmer's music?Cool office. But i prefer JW's office. It's much more cosy.Strange that Williams office does not seem to have any video devices.He has a seperate room for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thats not an office, it's a lair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It's red to hide the blood of butchered music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I like that one...Oh, and what Kamen picture? Did I miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Strange that Williams office does not seem to have any video devices.Williams has said in several interviews that he views the film in a room near his office, and then writes the music from memory in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I like the room. Cozy, comfortable. But not cluttered with distractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I think Zimmer's trying to compensate for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 By comparison Zimmer's does look like a 1970's whore house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Or the Playboy Mansion. All that red velvet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I like Williams's and Bernstein's offices. I wouldn't be able to concentrate to do anything in that room Zimmer has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Zimmer's always said he tends to procrastinate with all his scores and it takes him forever to get his themes down...looking at his "office", I can see why But he does have a cool office, I just wouldn't be able to get any composing done in it if I were him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Zimmer's office is awesome. Though I'd imagine it might get old pretty quickly. I wouldn't want to be in such a dark room for very often, I need something more cheerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Based on this quote from the "80 Reasons why JW is the Man" article, I would guess that the poetry book was for Amistad.The film's big anthem is Dry Your Tears, Afrika, a life affirming setting of a 1967 poem by Bernard Dadie that mixes 50 authentic voices with strident brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 The booklet of the CD credits Dadie poem. That was the reason why I always believed that the picture is from late '96, early '97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Some time ago, in a thread I don't recall anymore which was, we talked about this particular picture. I believe his was taken sometime in the late 90's, maybe around 1996 -- please note the book standing on the table... maybe something due to his work on "Rosewood" or "Amistad"?Anyway, my first recollection of this picture was from an interview from 1999, around the time "Phantom Menace" was released.There is another pic from his office, from the same point of view, with Williams and I believe Masayo Ishigure (soloist from Memoirs of a Geisha). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Here's another great one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Play misty for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I love the raptor in the background!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 With Eruh player Karen Han: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I like how he has shutters to control the amount of light he wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Those are quite normal these days Jason. I have them in my kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I'm not saying its abnormal, I'm just saying I like that's what he chose to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Great pictures guys! I wonder what music Spielberg and Williams are looking in the one Maurizio posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Great pictures guys! I wonder what music Spielberg and Williams are looking in the one Maurizio posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 You set 'em up, Incanus, and I'll knock 'em in. Anyone notice the toy plane in front of the photo on the shelf? I wonder if that's an Empire of the Sun thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I agree with Jason, love the Raptor! Johnny became a dinosaur freak after JP! And Spielberg looks dressed similar to when he was filming KOTCS, right? Maybe it's from that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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