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I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.

Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique, but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique.

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

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.

Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium.

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.

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

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities.

I dont find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.

I just love the sheer mess of New York.

In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

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

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

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter.

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors.

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

I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy.

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.