Atticus Ross Quotes

United Kingdom, Musician
January 16, 1968

Atticus Matthew Cowper Ross is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, and audio engineer. Along with Trent Reznor, Ross won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network in 2010. In 2013, the pair won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for their soundtrack to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In 2016, Ross became a member of Reznor's band Nine Inch Nails.

Also known as Songwriter, Record Producer

My wife is a classically trained piano player, and she also orchestrates.

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- She
- Wife
- Player
A scene gets cut a few frames here and there, but there's a cumulative effect to it, and then the music needs to be reworked. It's demanding, but when you see the improved cuts, it's always better.

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- Music

I love movies. And sometimes it will be a case where I don't notice music.

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- Music
My wife and I were in a band and worked together on and off since we were 19 or 20.

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- Together
- Wife
- Band
Personally, I do the best work with people I'm closest with. I know what their tastes are, and they are similar to mine. That close personal relationship is what delivers the best work.

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- People
- Work
- Relationship
For me, making music is a continuous learning experience, and I think that it feeds itself.

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I like it when I go into a cinema and I'm not aware that I'm there; I'm totally involved in the film for two hours.

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My brother, who's ten years younger than me, worked with me in the studio when he was very young. He's a guitar player and does programming as well. To have the working and personal relationship coincide has been very natural.

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With 'Gone Girl,' I sat down, and suddenly the end credits were rolling; you just become so engrossed in it.

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- Girl