"[T]he neoclassical streak of Prokofiev’s music is expressed in mock Baroque or Classical textures, such as an allusio…"

"The Fifth Sonata, written in Paris, differs significantly from both the early sonatas and the later ones. Its musical…"

"In 1944 to [Prokofiev’s] great joy the pianist Maria Grinberg gave a performance in the Small Hall of the Moscow Cons…"

"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…"

"For us to do this right, we had to also wrap our minds around the 'extra-musical' content of the music – the concepts…"

"Very early on in the process Tim handed me black and white concept art of the characters, his collection of Bogie mov…"