I don't like to write any music to a script. Experience has taught me that's generally a waste of time.

I like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music, some have a larger role.

I know so few people who actually give music their undivided attention, so I've been trying to just park myself on the couch between the speakers and listen.

I'm kind of conservative. I like to build on what I've done in the past and try something new.

I've never tried to work chronologically. I don't think I have the discipline to do that.

I got fed up with being in bands. I spent a couple of years touring the country in a smoked filled band, doing lots of drugs and being really unhealthy.

I live in Topanga Canyon, which is like a faux-rustic enclave in Los Angeles. I love the sounds of all the critters outside - the frogs, owls, crickets, and birds. Some of the birds around here are pretty accomplished musicians. You can learn a lot from them.