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There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.

One of the major aspects of film composing is that it's not so much a musical thing as it is communicating your ideas with the director, who often does not come from a musical background.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

Doing a musical is like having a kid. It's out there alive somewhere. It's not like a movie or a TV show where what we intended is what everyone will see. The kid can act out. The kid's going to do what it wants to do.

A lot of the music editing job is communication and working out what a director really wants the music to be.

In horror movies, you can write music that if it was performed on the concert stage would have the audience running out of the room with their fingers in their ears. But in a movie, all of a sudden it becomes incredibly accessible and appreciated.

Musicals and horror movies are my two favorite genres because they're about extremes.

If I were to do a musical, I think I would rather make a film musical.