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"Music is the highest form of philosophy of the conscious mind."

"The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days."

"Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing."

"Speaking unspoken words,music is a good way to say."
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"John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then."

"John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks."

"I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark."

"I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps."

"I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities."

"I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them, like most people. And quit, like most people."
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