How did that score and project differ from Blade Trinity?
Blade Trinity had more of a bombastic score in many sections whereas the TV series was kept a bit smaller. The series also had a female character Krista that partners up with Blade. She had several themes of her own and lead to a slightly different tone than the movie. However, some of the more electronic cues were reused from the Trinity score. We used them in the temp and decided that they worked well. You started off your music career as a guitarist. How much did that contribute to the choice of a guitar-heavy score for Iron Man? Not at all. It was a great benefit though, as I could actually write parts on the guitar. I don’t play guitar as much as I would like to, so I always get excited when I play on my own scores. Most of the guitar parts were played by Aaron Kaplan though. I did play all the guitars on my Deception score. It depends how much time I have. I see it as a special treat to myself. You have a heroic theme for Iron Man that, like Batman Begins, is used sparingly as th
