Hans Zimmer composed scores for The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar and Pirates of the Caribbean.
He says while reflecting on his work:
While other kids were playing with Legos, I was torturing the piano.
And it sort of became an obsessive thing, so I’m basically unemployable, I can’t do anything else.
I have to stick with this music thing ‘cause it’s the only thing I ever learned, and it’s the only thing that gets me out of bed in the morning.
It’s the only thing I want to do.
You know, I’m still learning.
Throughout your career, you will move between the spectrum of Specialist and Generalist.
You will keep choosing to get better at a particular skill or expose yourself to new skills.
It’s helpful then to hear from a Master of their craft about the path of the Specialist.
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