He was delighted, ... He thought you had to be a rock star or film star to be recognized.

The greatest thing you can have when you compose a film score is a bit of time to think before you have to charge straight in and do it.

I think the thing about being a film composer is that you have to be pretty eclectic-be able to turn your hand to all sorts of different styles and genres and be familiar with the latest rhythms and the range of an obscure instrument.

[After the viewing of the film, the crowd once again headed to The Fly for an after party. The atmosphere after the viewing was mellow and the crowd seemed to be reflecting on the film.] I enjoyed seeing the cars … and the love story was great, too, ... The movie was awesome!

'Saving Private Ryan' is the film that will dominate the Oscars this year. It's a way, way out there front-runner.

A couple of years ago, I came up with the idea for a film that I thought could be interesting, and I took it to a couple of people - nobody professional or anything - but I thought it was kind of cool.