Ludovico Einaudi

“A great melodic line is like a person's soul, and coming up with an original melody, it can be like you are illustrating the soul.”

“In a soundtrack, you are in a way always relating with... a combination of different languages. It has to have the same path and same rhythm. Sometimes it's a polyphony of languages that have to work together in some way. With musical projects alone, you can be more free.”

“There should be no boundaries in your relationship with sound. Often it's not about the music itself but the context in which you hear the music. For instance, listening to a piece of classical music in a film you love often changes your perception of it entirely.”

“I always get excited by the idea of adventure, of doing something different.”

“I don't like the idea of 'classical crossover,' even if sometimes I see this category given to what I'm doing.”

“'Uptown Funk' has all the ingredients of the funk that I love.”

“You can put the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in the same category, but the types of music, the colors each band evokes, are completely different. It's the same with Mozart and Beethoven - they express two very different aspects of music.”

“I love to explore melody.”

“After years of doing composition, the risk is always that you might start to repeat and be cliche. Every time, I try find a way to be reborn again as an artist. Its not easy to reinvent yourself every time, as it takes a lot of creative energy, but I am happy to do it.”

“My music comes from my personal background.”

“With every musical project, I ended up feeling more enriched by the experience.”

“I love The Edge's guitar style; it is unique. There is an ancient world resonating in his guitar sound.”

“The Beatles, 'Revolver.' It's pop. It's classic. It's experimental. It's revolutionary.”

“When I hear people who love my music and are trying to copy it, it sounds strange to me because it sounds so simple, made by other people. It took me a lot of years to find the balance, to find a way to be on the edge of being accessible but at the same time having the echo of a deep, more complex world.”

“It's very interesting to see how the music is used, as sometimes you have composed something with a very different intention, and then suddenly you see it connected to something different. For example, it was incredibly strong and beautiful the first time I saw 'This Is England' by Shane Meadows.”

“Doing the Five Tibetan Rites exercises every day - it makes me feel at home wherever I am.”

“I am very happy to be able to cross borders to go to China, to Mexico, to America, everywhere, and there is an instant understanding of what I do. This is incredibly beautiful because you've suddenly communicated with everyone without speaking the same language. The language of music is able to go anywhere.”

“Being invited to score for 'Black Swan' was a real honour. To have my work form part of such an amazing film is something I am very proud of.”

“I was completely anxious when I was young.”

“You can learn and enrich yourself through the process of knowing a different musical culture.”