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Warren Ellis on The Assassination of Jesse James

2019

Warren Ellis on The Assassination of Jesse James

2019

    Multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis in conversation with John Olson.

    In this clip Warren talks about composing for the film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007), and the challenge of adjusting his mindset from unbridled improvisation to the stricter parameters of soundtrack composition.

    Warren Ellis is a long-time collaborator with fellow Australian musician Nick Cave, and the violin-playing frontman of the instrumental group, The Dirty Three.

    His credits for film composition (with Cave) include The Proposition (John Hillcoat, 2005), Hell or High Water (Taylor Sheridan, 2016) and Blonde (Andrew Dominik, 2022).

    Multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis in conversation with John Olson.

    In this clip Warren talks about composing for the film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007), and the challenge of adjusting his mindset from unbridled improvisation to the stricter parameters of soundtrack composition.

    Warren Ellis is a long-time collaborator with fellow Australian musician Nick Cave, and the violin-playing frontman of the instrumental group, The Dirty Three.

    His credits for film composition (with Cave) include The Proposition (John Hillcoat, 2005), Hell or High Water (Taylor Sheridan, 2016) and Blonde (Andrew Dominik, 2022).

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      John Olson
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