I like business and personal life to be distinct.

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John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James...

John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James...

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage...

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage...

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that...

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that...

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is...

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is...

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not...

Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not...

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World,...

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World,...

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects...

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects...

I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them,...

I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them,...

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.

Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.

I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I...

I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I...

New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It...

New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It...

The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives...

Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives...

I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something...

I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something...

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to...

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to...

John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I...

John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I...