I just love the sheer mess of New York..

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

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 subj….

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

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

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

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 oppor….

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

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun..

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it….

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

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

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 abl….

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

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

I think being a little nuts is helpful..