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What I want to aim for in the next 10 years is to become a “film musician”
I am honored (laughs). I heard that this album was also mixed with Dolby Atmos.
Ezaki: For songs with simple instrumentation, I tried to create a sense of realism, as if the music were being performed right in front of you. On the other hand, for songs with a lot of notes, such as “Rays of No Boldness” and “Warmth of the Morning Sun,” I wanted to present a kind of attraction-like acoustic fun by scattering those sounds throughout the space. The Dolby Atmos mix is quite entertaining in that sense.
Do you plan to continue making solo works in the future?
Ezaki: I am already in the mode of wanting to create new works. Specifically, I want to release a collection of piano pieces. This time I wrote a lot of songs that are not intended to be enjoyed by everyone, but I have a great desire to create more works for a limited target, like for a specific person, environment, or time. Of course, I have taken on corporate commercials in the past, but I would like to make works that are more intimate and dedicated to something. Perhaps I am more suited to that kind of work. In that sense, film soundtracks and other theatrical accompaniment is at the top of what I want to do. Over the next 10 years or so, I would like to work in that area, so that I don’t mind people saying, “He is a film musician, isn’t he?
Besides, there were many moments when I rediscovered the advantages of the band. Soloists have to make all the judgments on their own, don’t they? It is natural, but I also rediscovered the joy of listening to the opinions of various musicians as I went along. I realized how blessed I had been to have been placed in such a good environment, and that I had taken it for granted so much that I had not realized how much I had been blessed. I would like to continue to make good works while going back and forth between solo and band.
