We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience.
Brian EnoRead
When I started working on ambient music, my idea was to make music that was more like painting.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Brian Eno aimed to create ambient music that emphasizes atmosphere and experience, similar to visual art.
In this quote, Brian Eno expresses his intention to approach the creation of ambient music with an artistic perspective akin to painting. He suggests that, rather than focusing solely on music in a traditional sense, he seeks to evoke emotions and create environments through sound, much like how a painter uses colors and forms to inspire feelings and ideas in their viewers.
Themes
Ambient MusicPaintingArtistic ExpressionAtmosphereEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about innovative music styles, one might quote, 'When I started working on ambient music, my idea was to make music that was more like painting.'
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People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to.
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