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http://soundworkscollection.com/videos/zackhemsey
Much derided by some film music snobs but a great composer and an interesting story to say the least.
I have no patience for music snobs. Zack is a very talented, and successful young man.
Thanks for posting Denis.
Zack’s dad (Lou) and I go back a long way and there’s a lot to the story (not all of it public). A very talented guy as well as his dad. Here’s a post from Lou a while back.
Talented dude… 🙂
On a side note Art , you need to write “the book”
I actually am working on a book. LOL!
Wow, great stuff from Hemsey!
@Art, that’s great about the book, congrats.
On another side note, in the Miserlou video from “Swingin Affair” is that you playing the Strat?
On another side note, in the Miserlou video from “Swingin Affair” is that you playing the Strat?
Yep, I was “swingin’ and swayin'”. LOL!
On another side note, in the Miserlou video from “Swingin Affair” is that you playing the Strat?
Yep, I was “swingin’ and swayin'”. LOL!it doesn’t get much more legendary than that does it ?!?
regarding Zack Hemsey I don’t know who would be so daft to deride his work. Trailer music is well respected genre per se. Quite often film composer don’t even write the trailers for the film they scored and film studios need those trailer guys to deliver effective promos to their audiences and make their products work.
There is a section of the film music community who see film music as high end orchestral composition . Some of it is no doubt, but they get into a frenzy when the see/hear anything break that mould, and even more so by someone who in their view has not had a “classical music” education.
Well if a film composer has not studied at a conservatory, that composer is shameful. We must work to maintain the proper level of rigor, training, and education to OUR craft!!!
(heavy heaping of sarcasm here, folks :-))
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Since I see that Zack’s dad is a highly successful music pro himself, I wonder has he given Zack any tips. Having a parent who has worked with great artists and who has done work for multinational companies would be intimidating.
Unfortunately success breeds contempt in very insecure people.
It’s not just insecurity Denis. A lot of it is resentment. Some composers, who feel deserving (perhaps because of their conservatory training) blame writers like Zimmer for moving the industry away from “old school” traditional orchestration. Times and tastes change, but they’ve got to blame someone.
Having a parent who has worked with great artists and who has done work for multinational companies would be intimidating.
DI…I can’t speak for Zack, but my Dad was a film maker. Learning from him, and from the people around him, including composers, recording engineers, sound recordists and music editors, was invaluable. Growing up in that environment, you absorb so much. I was very very lucky.
Zack’s Dad, Lou, is a great, and very talented guy. The apple, as they say, doesn’t fall far from the tree.
_Michael
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