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For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time.

Always changing genres, making very different films is a good idea. It's a way of making yourself feel vulnerable again, getting back to that innocence. As is working within a circumspect budget.

Film is my big problem. I am involved too much. I love too much. I've been trying to resolve it for 35 years now, but for now, I have to keep making them.

A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for a good film.

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music.

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

I just want to make one really good movie a year. And when I die, to know I was honest as an artist.

Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that's kind of where all the action is. You get a chance to have your hands in every aspect of a film. From picking a director, sometimes picking a writer, to the actors, the wardrobe, set design, editing, music, and marketing.

When you're editing the film, you use a temp track. So you're putting music in there for a rough cut to keep track of what's going on. It can be a hindrance if wrong, it can be an enormous asset if you get it right.