I would find myself, not necessarily always assigning these little bits of music for here or there, but all of a sudden something would fall into place and it would be exactly that.
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There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the book, or the movie you're dealing with, but some aspect that maybe can explore something that the play couldn't do.William Bolcom
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E-v-e-r-e-t-t stands for Everett High I am an Everett man born An Everett man till I die ...
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