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Tom Morello on the Iron Man 2 soundtrack
"I put big fat rock on the score"
Joe Bosso, Fri 30 Apr 2010, 2:03 am UTC
Do you find that you use different guitars for scoring films than on band projects?
"Actually, no. I brought the main ones I always bring with me to any session: my Arm The Homeless guitar, the Tele for the drop-D rocking and my trusty Les Paul. But let me tell you, John Debney has a crazy collection! He has this Stratocaster from the 1950's that's worth half the budget on the film. [laughs]
"It's funny: I'm not a big guitar collector in any way. I have my trusty arsenal that I love and I keep things pretty tight. But I do love checking out other people's collections, especially when they have some really fine instruments. Come to think of it, I did use a couple of John's guitars. I can never remember the years or anything. Like I said, I'm not a collector."
You've just finished another film project, right?
"That's right. I've done some stuff for the upcoming A-Team movie. I get to create some big fat rock on that, as well. I guess that's become my niche."
That's how your credit could read: 'Big fat rock: Tom Morello.'
"That's me. [laughs] Frankly, I'm really enjoying this kind of work. Film scores, for me at least, are a lot of fun and easy to do. You want the rock? Give me a call."
