Jim Coleman Quotes

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• I guess professionally it began when Hal Hartley used some music of mine in his film The Unbelievable Truth.
• With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it…
• But things can happen in a band, or any type of collaboration, that would not otherwise happen.
• Also, differences of opinion can be creatively stimulating as well as frustrating.
• I think that one of the strengths of Cop Shoot Cop lay in the different, and at times, clashing personalities, Ideally, I want to have…
• But Contra la Puerta was done mostly in the opposite way, starting with sounds and melodies.
• In scoring, I usually start with a sound or group of sounds, searching out what feels right.
• For electronica music, David Linton has been doing this series called Unity Gain, which is pretty cool.
• As a kid, I used to go see all the jazz players, Oscar Peterson, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespe.
• I do remember being in high school and trying to go to an Outlaws concert, but I was too drunk and ended up in trouble…
• So, through playing with Cop I realized that there is a potentially interested audience out in the world.
• I grew up outside of DC, New York state, and Connecticut.
• Yes, I was forced to take piano lessons for 8 years as a child.
• Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical.
• And I definitely have an affinity with the piano.
• I like to think that my finest hour is still ahead of me, so I can look forward rather than look backward.
• Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist.
• And I don't know where I'm heading. I mean, I've got a pretty good idea of what I want in life.
• And I think that I'd be a natural for scoring horror movies.
• And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.

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