“It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate...” — Daniel Barenboim Quote

“It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works.”

“Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence.”

“There are many types of silence. There is a silence before the note, there is a silence at the end and there is a silence in the middle.”

“What happens with a good score is, somehow the composer manages to cast himself or herself in the role of the protagonist. And then you write from their perspective.”

“It's a very fun project as a composer to work on a movie that has music in its core.”

“I was always trying to be a quote, unquote, film composer.”