French composer Pierre Jodlowski (1971) is one of the most outstanding composers of his generation in the field of multimedia music. In this interview, Jodlowski talks about what influenced him as a composer, his social-political views, passion for cinema, as well as his own idiosyncratic manifesto, which he calls “active music.” He explains the specifics of his creative approach through comparisons with the art of film director Sergei Eisenstein and theatre director Antonin Artaud. Using the concept of “body without organs,” the composer describes the way in which some components interact in his multimedia works. Jodlowski separates the familiar functions of objects from actions, thus allowing the gesture to play the role of the sound, and the sound to comment on the video. Such an approach unleashes unlimited potential for creating new bonds between music, light, electronics and other media.
Yakovleva, T. O. “Pierre Jodlowsky: ‘The archive of the piece is more important for me than the piece itself’.” Muzykal’naya akademiya [Music Academy], no. 2, 2023, pp. 44–51, doi:10.34690/307. (In Russ.)
