"The character of the first movement is unique, the result of a curious combination of two radically different traits.…"

"The first theme, presented in a dark, low register, has a mysterious, lugubrious character. Its simple harmonies base…"

"This [second] movement must have been Prokofiev’s favorite. In addition to orchestrating it, he included it in the gr…"

"This [third] movement is a brilliant tongue-in-cheek imitation of the Classical style similar to that of the Classica…"

"Whether the restrained, even brooding quality of much of the Fourth Sonata relates in any direct way to Schmidthof's …"

"Be clear about what you want as a producer and to discern what each musician can bring to the music. One player may b…"

"The music is also being redone by Peter McConnell, the composer of the original soundtrack. Though Grim Fandango feat…"

"I kept the score cohesive by building it on a backbone of classic Max Steiner-style orchestral underscoring. To inter…"

"In terms of the live music that’s in the score, the entire score comes from the Mission [district in San Francisco] a…"

"This meant focused attention to mixing, EQ'ing, and programming articulation data on an individual instrument basis t…"