I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously.

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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...

Performing written music, even when I've written it, is not very interesting to me.

Performing written music, even when I've written it, is not very interesting to me.

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.

Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people.

Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people.

I just love the sheer mess of New York.

I just love the sheer mess of New York.

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...

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...

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 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...

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

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...

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.

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,...

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen.

There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen.

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...

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance...

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance...

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

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...

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.