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Jim Coleman

"When I recorded Contra la Puerta, I never really thought out doing the material live. Mostly because I haven't really seen any electronic music performed live in an interesting way."

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A.E. Samaan

"One must indeed test the strings to this life, bounce the bow, wet the mouthpiece, prepare for the deeper music that follows."

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A.E. Samaan

"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is."

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A.E. Samaan

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

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A.E. Samaan

"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

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A.E. Samaan

"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."

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A.E. Samaan

"We could argue about what constitutes the creepiest line in pop music, but for me it's early Beatles- John Lennon, actually- singing 'I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man."

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A.E. Samaan

"Music fills the void between the heart and soul and connects them in heavenly delights."

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"Music is the fastest motivator in the world."

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"I listen to music constantly while writing."

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A.E. Samaan

"Music has the ability to express in the upbeat every brilliant aspect of existence, while on the downbeat convey the anguish that a human being experiences when apprehending the fleeting nature of time, and the mysterious torture of living and dying. Music stands alone in its ability to communicate the symbols and phases of life, both being and nonbeing."

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Jim Coleman
"But things can happen in a band, or any type of collaboration, that would not otherwise happen."

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Jim Coleman
"With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it within the realm of a score; it still had to lead the viewer through the scene, or just help create the mood."

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Jim Coleman
"But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it requires me to do things musically that I wouldn't normally do left to my own devices."

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Jim Coleman
"I think that one of the strengths of Cop Shoot Cop lay in the different, and at times, clashing personalities, Ideally, I want to have both ways of working in my life."

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Jim Coleman
"I grew up outside of DC, New York state, and Connecticut."

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Jim Coleman
"Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist."

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Jim Coleman
"Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical."

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Jim Coleman
"First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to get it out. This stuff is pretty out there, mostly sonic collages and tape manipulations."

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Jim Coleman
"When I recorded Contra la Puerta, I never really thought out doing the material live. Mostly because I haven't really seen any electronic music performed live in an interesting way."

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Jim Coleman
"Also, differences of opinion can be creatively stimulating as well as frustrating."

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