Ar hyn of bryd mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
Ar hyn of bryd mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
Ar hyn of bryd mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
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INTERVIEW
Tom Elstob
The CoDI Move composer reveals his idea of musical heaven and hell
My first musical memory
I remember being very young and hearing Debussy’s Clair de Lune in a comedy sketch on TV. Even though I only heard it once it the melody stuck with me until I was old enough to find out what it was called. I have similar memories about The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” and “Space Oddity” by David Bowie.
My musical idol
Thom Yorke. Sorry to be dreadfully predictable. His music meant a lot to me growing up and it’s now lodged in my personality forever. .
The composer I wish was better known
John Darnielle. He’s an American songwriter in a band called 'The Mountain Goats'. His songs have this incredible enigmatic-storytelling quality to them and carry real emotional weight. The way he constructs his vocal lines is somehow both surprising and uncanny. He is a genius.
My idea of musical heaven
Ooh. A little place by the sea or the woods. Filled with instruments, friends and a modest recording studio. Or just at home with my family and my record collection.
My idea of musical hell
Being trapped in a room with people playing music from the thin, tinny little speakers in their phones.