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

John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks.

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.

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

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

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

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