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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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