The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.

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

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

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

John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then.

I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it.

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.