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" I didn't listen to any of my dad's scores. "
Thomas Newman
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" In live action, sometimes a mood or a feeling can go on for quite a while. Animation is a lot more effort. There are a lot more notes. "
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" I like being the underdog. "
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" I realized so much of my life hasn't been in a well-lit room, and I realized the importance of documenting my experiences as a way to memorialize them. "
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" There's nothing like desperation to sharpen your sense of focus. "
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" For me, like anyone, you want to go into a movie and have an enjoyable time where you're just involved. "
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Thought
" In animation, action is changing so quickly that there's really not a lot of suspended moments. "
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" When you see an early edited version, you're not sure what it is. The movie is getting on its wobbly legs. "
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" If you fail, fail fast enough so you can regroup and do it better. "
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" 'Sugarcoat the Galaxy' is inspired by color-inflected photographs of galaxies. It likens sounds to spun sugar and confection, wrapping static harmonies inside energy and pace. "
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" I know what my taste is, and I do like my touch on the piano. "
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" You want to say as little as you can and get the most punch out of it, always with the knowledge that people are not in the theater to listen to your music so much as to respond to the movie. You're a part of that experience. "
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" The rare opportunity of writing music for a movie about the making of 'Mary Poppins' was impossible to ignore. The fact that it could provide emotional content in relief of the struggles that the Sherman brothers and Walt Disney endured was reason enough to take on the challenge. "
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Challenge
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" It's a practical matter. If you're useful to others, you'll be hired. "
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" There were certain things in 'Nemo' - just this low hum of ocean and watery sound - that was enough to imply water, as opposed to restating it over and over again. "
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" I had ideas. A lot were good, but in many ways, I had no idea or experience about how to carry them out. "
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" The experience of a film is immersive, and music is supposed to underline and help that experience. "
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