You can tell by the applause: There's perfunctory applause, there's light applause, and then there's real applause. When it's right, applause sounds like vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce.

I grew up on film scores and scores from films.

I listen to everything, I listen to all artists that come along.

I think my favorite experience is whatever I'm doing now.

I've watched the demise of the Hollywood orchestra, the house orchestras of the big studios.

I also work with the regular orchestras in Munich, Germany and other similar orchestras.

I listen to everything.