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In A Way, The History Of Jazz's Development Is A Small Mirror Of Classical Music's Development Through The Centuries. Now Jazz Is A Living Form Of Original Music, While Classical Music Has Gotten To The End Of Its Cycle In Terms Of Exploring Its Form.

I've Spent My Life Hearing People Trying To Apologize For Music.

Obviously, I Try To Make The Films Work For An Audience. That's The Main Point Of Making A Film, And In Retrospect, One Can See That Certain Films, Let's Say Leaving Las Vegas, Demonstrated Its Own Success.

I've Held Onto Little Musical Sketches That I Thought Could Be Useful, And The More Time That I Spend Doing Them For Each Film, Then The More I Have To Draw On.

When I Do The Music, I Make The Musicians Listen To What's Happening In The Film. That Way They Treat The Dialogue As If It Was A Singer.