ComposerBlake Neelycalled his score for Apple TV+sMasters of the Aira tribute to his mentor, the late Michael Kamen.
I got my start in this business because of Michael Kamen.
OnBand of BrothersI was one of his orchestrators.
Then we lost him.
I said, No, I just want to do this myself, Neely said.
I want this to have a single voice.
Neely wanted to return to the sound Kamen created forBand of Brothers.
He feltThe Pacificgot too somber, even though it was a war drama.
I wanted to have that same nobility but I just wanted to launch, Neely said.
The hardest thing for me was figuring out how to make it, every pun intended, fly.
That was my inspiration, flight.
Neely got specific about the notation of that majestic score.
The B-17s in all the action scenes have this specific hum, Neely said.
I think it was A flat.
Im pretty sure that it was.
Its super nerdy for composers out there.
It took a long time for Neely to arrive at that.
He forced himself to come up with something during one late-night session in his living room.
He was able to watch all nine episodes ofMasters of the Airat once though.
We keep referring to it as the movie, the nine-hour movie, Neely said.
Neely said he couldnt help but keep adding instruments to the score.
I think the main title is probably 160 players by the time it finishes, Neely said.
Its not something to brag about, sorry.
I just couldnt stop.
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