The Biggest Thrill You Can Have Is

You Mustn't Underestimate An Audience's Intelligence.

Let's Say Music Is Needed For Only 43 Seconds Of Film. You Have To Score It So It Is An Entity, So It Won't Bother Anyone When It Ends So Quickly. Or If A Song Runs 2 Minutes And 45 Seconds, But The Titles Run A Minute Longer, You Have To Arrange That Song So It Doesn't Get Repetitious.

I Started Studying Music At The Age Of Five And A Half. My Older Sister Was Taking Piano Lessons. When Her Teacher Left Our Apartment, I Would Get Up On The Piano Bench And Start Picking Out The Notes That Were Part Of My Sister's Lessons

I Don't Think They Understand It's As Important As Math And Science. It Rounds You Out As A Person. I Think It Gives You A Love Of Certain Things. You Don't Have To Become The Next Great Composer. It's Just Nice To Have Heard Certain Things Or To Have Seen Certain Things. It's Part Of Being A Human Being.

Maybe I'm Old-fashioned. But I Remember The Beauty And Thrill Of Being Moved By Broadway Musicals - Particularly The Endings Of Shows.