Music is an art without the barriers of geographical borders. Photo Arab News
Hollywood award-winning musician Simon Franklin of Jeddah’s Stars Avenue Mall AMC Participated in a program related to music in the cinema hall.
According to Arab News, the event ‘Scoring a Hollywood Blockbuster’ under the auspices of Red Sea Labs was part of the music and sound program as a major initiative of Red Sea Film Foundation.
Simon Franglin, who has composed soundtracks for some well-known films including the famous Hollywood film ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, gave the audience a glimpse of his career in the film world.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ directed by composer Simon Franklin is considered to be the third highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time.
During the stage performance, he showcased his music composing skills in the film with clips from the film ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.
Simon Frenglin recounts his musical experience in Jeddah and talks about connecting the cultural context of the region to the film.
The Hollywood musician said, ‘I keep in touch with many musicians from Africa and Asia and the beauty of music is that it has no borders.
I encourage every musician to draw inspiration from a unique background that is instrumental in developing their unique style.
“Music is a universal language and I admire and love musicians from Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mali, China and other countries as much as I know and love my own music,” Franklin told the media. .
One of the most important and true joys of being in the world of music is that it is an art that is universal without the barriers of geographical borders.
Collaborating with any film director explains bringing his creativity as a composer to bear on the project to fulfill their vision.
It is important for me to try to enhance the film through music with my overall experience.
Referring to the emotional power of music in the film, Simon mentioned a specific moment in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ which featured a song by the film’s lead character ‘Naytiri’ that brought out the sad moments with the help of music. done
