Finding the Sound of a Film: Why Every Project Needs Its Own Identity
Every film has its own voice. The challenge is figuring out what that voice sounds like musically.
For me, that clarity usually comes once I see a rough cut or locked picture. There’s something about the pacing, the performances, and the rhythm of the edit that makes things click. The film starts to tell you what it needs.
It’s easy to fall into familiar patterns—especially within certain genres—but I try to avoid approaching any project with a predefined sound. Even two films in the same space can feel completely different depending on their tone and perspective.
Finding the sound of a film is less about imposing an idea and more about discovering it. It’s a process of listening, experimenting, and refining until the music feels like it belongs—like it couldn’t exist anywhere else.
That’s when a score stops feeling like an addition and starts feeling like part of the film’s identity.
Can't help but wonder -- what makes a film’s music feel unique to you—something you couldn’t imagine in any other story?