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Interview with Alastair King
February 12, 2011
Alastair King is an orchestrator, conductor, and composer. For information about his work, visit alastairking.me.uk.
Tibbetts: How long have you composed, and what made you decide to become a composer?
King: I remember crashing away on an old upright at home making up little pieces when I was around seven. It was a while before I wrote anything down but I do remember being excited by the possibility of choosing the notes I wanted.
Tibbetts: What inspires you?
King: As most of my work is in film or TV then I'd have to say a deadline!
Tibbetts: Of all you have done, what do you consider your best work, and why?
King: There's quite a lot of things I'm proud of but for different reasons. Sometimes the brief is so tough that to pull anything off is a minor miracle, other times I just feel that I captured the essence of what I set out to do. There are some songs for voice and piano that I feel even fifteen years on I couldn't have done any better now.
Tibbetts: What is your 'typical day' like?
King: School runs, e-mails, telephone calls, sorting out troublesome computers, emptying the dishwasher and then, in-between, some composition or orchestration!
Tibbetts: Do you have any words of wisdom to offer to aspiring composers and musicians?
King: Practise, practise, practise. Network, network, network.
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