He achieved international acclaim creating soundtrack material for several works by visual artist Matthew Barney including Barney’s Cremaster Cycle films. He has sung title roles in operas, supervised sound installations, taught music and composed scores for dozens of other films. He has created works using a wide variety of materials, including 600 voices in the Herodeon Theater at the Acropolis, orchestral ensembles, children’s choirs, opera soloists, Foley artists, multi-channel installations, mobile soundtracks and butcher’s knives.