I have a Yamaha YC-45D organ in my studio. It's actually Terry Riley's favorite keyboard, so if you find old clips of him on YouTube, he's usually playing one of these.

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• Ludwig Goransson:

  If you're a film composer, you have the music tell the story of the character.

• Bryce Dessner:

  I grew up going to see my sister dance, both at the ballet and later as a modern dancer, and have a

• Pietro Mascagni:

  The room where I am lodging is stupendous. Thank God I am as fit as a fiddle.

• Carter Burwell:

  The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

• Lukas Foss:

  Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.

• John Eaton:

  Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist.

• Marvin Hamlisch:

  Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no do

• Steven Stucky:

  I have a tendency to postpone starting a piece until it's kicked around in my head a little bit.

• David Amram:

  I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generati

• Johannes Brahms:

  We cling nervously to the melody, but we don't handle it freely, we don't really make anything new