![]() ![]() I could just plug it in and mess with all the sounds, plug it through my board like I would my guitar and screw around with songs like that, run it through my amp just as I would a guitar and tweak it that way. I started writing a lot on the synthesizer without any preconceived notion of what it sounded like, without anyone watching me. I would put the guitar down and gravitate towards something I’m not used to playing. In a funny way, the way the score influenced the album was that - or even me, in general - was that when I’d get to a point where I couldn’t write anymore for the score, I would put the guitar down, and I would go to any other instrument, because I’d feel I just needed to clear my head.Īt the time, I was sharing a practice space with Michael Cera who had a synthesizer, a G Pro 4, an organ amongst other things. She held my hand through the whole thing and was really specific point when it needed something or needed less, things like that. Every time I wanted to sing, she told me to hum instead, because she was like, “Remember, you’re not writing a song.” She was really patient with my process because she knew I had no experience. It’s the opposite of writing a song, so you’re creating these moods that last 15 seconds, maybe 30. When I was working on the score, a lot of it, her reference was Ry Cooder’s score for Paris, Texas, which was a pretty tall order - I don’t play guitar like that, but it was a good challenge, so I would go to the practice space, and I would work on my guitar, and try to create the ‘scapes. I just need it by the end of the summer.” She was go-with-the-flow: “You do this show, and you let me know when you’re ready. My goal to go to school part-time and work on the score, and that would be my outlet - but then The OA kind of threw things a little bit. ![]() She was amazing, because I agreed to work with her before I got into school. Katherine Dieckmann was the first person to reach out when I decided to be home and off the road, which coincided with being asked to audition for The OA. ![]() Sharon Van Etten Releases Psychedelic Projector Video for 'Comeback Kid': Watch ![]()
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