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

Quote by Carter Burwell

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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 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,...

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...

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

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...

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...

I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in...

I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in...

Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be...

Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be...

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not...

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not...

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really...

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really...

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 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 like business and personal life to be distinct.

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

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.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I...

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I...

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

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

I just love the sheer mess of New York.

I just love the sheer mess of New York.