They wanted me to score it in that manner, and that's why the scoring for The Simpsons has been so different. I've really approached this as a contemporary drama and tried to really give support to the amazing range of emotions that the Simpsons display. Songs in the Key of Springfield is the CD that I produced, so that's the one I'm really proud of. That is the only one that represents the tone of the characters and the music directly from the show. The other two that are out are really peripheral items designed to capitalize on the popularity of the characters, but really have absolutely nothing to do with the show per se.
Songs is the only true soundtrack for the fans.
I'm working on Volume 2 as we speak. We hope to have it out sometime this year. Well, The Simpsons keeps me pretty busy, but occasional features aren't out of the question. I scored one at Universal last year, Half Baked , and that was a lot of fun. I would certainly entertain the thought of doing that again if the project was right.