To the casual observer, Bryce Dessner may just look like another rock star turned film composer, part of a group that includes Jonny Greenwood, Trent Reznor and many others who have dabbled in both worlds. But as one of the guitarists behind the indie rock stalwarts The National and more recently the composer for “The Two Popes,” Dessner clarified that for him, this isn’t just some random left turn.
While it may sound as though his work with The National and the classical score on “The Two Popes” are worlds apart, Dessner has classical music training and advanced degrees in composition from Yale. He says he brings one thing to the table, and it’s not as if he’s suddenly putting on a new hat whether he’s collaborating with The National frontman Matt Berninger, director Fernando Meirelles or the New York Philharmonic.
“I’m very much the same person.
While it may sound as though his work with The National and the classical score on “The Two Popes” are worlds apart, Dessner has classical music training and advanced degrees in composition from Yale. He says he brings one thing to the table, and it’s not as if he’s suddenly putting on a new hat whether he’s collaborating with The National frontman Matt Berninger, director Fernando Meirelles or the New York Philharmonic.
“I’m very much the same person.
- 11/27/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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