You don't get music in your daily life, do you? Even in a movie, it's unnatural to have music. I always feel it's unnatural. But I want to make it not unnatural, to construct reality in another sense.
Interpretation
Music can enrich our experiences and make them feel more real.
In this quote, Joe Hisaishi expresses his perspective on the role of music in everyday life. He suggests that while music may seem absent in the natural rhythm of daily experiences, it can be an important artistic element that enhances our perception of reality, particularly in storytelling and film. Hisaishi aims to create a world where music is seamlessly intertwined with reality, making experiences more vivid and emotionally resonant.
In practice
Using this quote during a film festival to highlight the importance of music in cinema.
My interest in making music has been to create something that does not exist that I would like to listen to. I wanted to hear music that had not yet happened, by putting together things that suggested a new thing which did not yet exist.
The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.
I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.
Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.
The writing life requires courage, patience, persistence, empathy, openness, and the ability to deal with rejection. It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself. To be gentle with oneself. To look at the world without blinders on. To observe and withstand what one sees. To be disciplined, and at the same time, take risks. To be willing to fail - not just once, but again and again, over the course of a lifetime.
Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me.
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