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Last updated on April 19, 2025.
What really, really inspires me is that you don't see many black superheroes on television.
When you get above the line, you're above the line. So my thing is I just want to make music where I am always above that line.
I don't have any computers in my studio, it's all analog tape. All analog tape, all old equipment, I mean my mics are like from the 60's and early 70's, everything in there is old.
When you're composing for somebody, that means you have a boss. You have to do what it takes to, at the end of the day, appease them.
The easy answer is to say that it's a part for black people to see black heroes, but to me it's important to young Mexican kids to see a black hero.
I try to make classics. I don't try to make things that aren't good. It's always a pleasure to see that people care about the kind of music I'm making.
When people score films, the job is to be visual. When people make music, it's about evoking feeling. It's great when you get both feelings and being out of their head.