The longest lines I've ever seen were there. When I moved to L.A., I was shocked at how short the lines to the movies were. Having planned on becoming a director, Ottman got much more work writing music for films. It was later when I got a MIDI that I could start composing film music as a kind of a hobby. It was the first time I tried editing and scoring at the same time, and it all came together.
Composing is the last great hope of a film, a last chance to save the soul of a movie.
I get preoccupied in the scene and try to think of the scene's theme, without any sounds. When you work at what you used to do for fun, what you used to do for fun reminds you of work. I'd rather go play miniature golf or scrabble. It's embarrassing to admit it, but I only go see about two movies a year. Directing a movie takes a year and a half, and with that investment of time, you'd better think your movie is the greatest thing ever.