Jim Coleman
Jim Coleman
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People (contribute) best when they're contributing to something they believe in. I know many of you view United Way as a fundraiser. It's more than a fundraiser. It's also looking at solving problems.
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With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it within the realm of a score; it still had to lead the viewer through the scene, or just help create the mood.
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And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.
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Born in Baltimore, I lived there 1 month.
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The talking is a big part of the healing.
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I've always been interested in the relationship between sound, music and image, how together they can bring things to life in a magical way.
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I think September 11th showed very dramatically how first responders are absolutely necessary in a community.
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When I recorded Contra la Puerta, I never really thought out doing the material live. Mostly because I haven't really seen any electronic music performed live in an interesting way.
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But things can happen in a band, or any type of collaboration, that would not otherwise happen.
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But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it requires me to do things musically that I wouldn't normally do left to my own devices.
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But Contra la Puerta was done mostly in the opposite way, starting with sounds and melodies.
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I grew up outside of DC, New York state, and Connecticut.
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Basically, I just try to keep myself from getting bored, but in doing so, at times I'm going out on a limb, not being sure how things will work.
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When you're being generous to your fellow citizen, please don't leave behind your neighbors.