Writing orchestra music, you need for the emotional content to come from everyone doing everything together, adding up as it goes, a crowd mentality.
Nico MuhlyI didn't entertain the idea that my music would ever become available in any of the ways that I had previously known music to be available.
Nico MuhlyIn really fancy restaurants they never point to the bathroom, they just gesture toward the bathroom or they'll lead you to the bathroom. The fancier the restaurant, the less pointing there is.
Nico MuhlyFor me the best kind of film music is liturgical music. Liturgical music is essentially a million scores for the same film.
Nico Muhly