Inspirational musicians

There are 2 musicians that have particularly caught my eye when looking for inspiration in terms of technique and composition for the score for my film.

The first is Johnny Greenwood, famous for his work as Radiohead lead guitarist he has provided the scores for 4 films, the 2 I looked at were; Body Song by Simon Pummell and There Will Be Blood by Paul Thomas Anderson. Both scores show Greenwood's incredible ability on a range of instruments to create and shape moods, that give both these films a very profound feeling. Unlike some sections of Koyaanisqatsi, both these films were scored in the typical fashion with the music being written after filming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxJ3jfT3ypc
The link above shows a section from the Body Song score called Convergence, this section was also featured in the film There Will Be Blood. It perfectly showcases the experimental and minimalistic nature of Greenwood's music as the whole song is one repeating beat throughout that builds layer upon layer into an almost unlistenable primal rhythm at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn_CmH0-6yI
The link above is Radiohead song Blowout and showcases Greenwood's experimentation on guitar, this can be heard especially from the 3:15 minute mark in which he uses a coin moving up and down the strings to create an ambient violin sound.

The second is a group of musicians known as Sigur Ros, this post rock band have received critical and commercial appraisal for there music which contains a wide range of instruments, ambient soundscapes and minimalist song structures. Despite not writing scores for films i found their music very inspiring because of the imaginative and experimental nature of their sound which makes their style perfect for an experimental film such as mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sUVm77WjE0
The link above plays the song Staralfur, which depicts all the aspects in Sigur Ros's music from the large range of instruments used to the beautiful ambient landscape created by the violins, piano and vocals.