After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is. |
Early on he was thinking somehow in the recesses of his mind that 'Hey, maybe we should do that,' and I know he was interested in the possibility of setting the book to music. |
From the sight-reading abilities of the students who came to the [reading sessions], 95% of whom were not music majors, to the great questions and comments we got from students in the classes, to the amazing enthusiasm and energy of the jam session, everywhere we went we could feel the intelligence and open-mindedness of Harvard undergraduates. |
Good things happen when you meet strangers. |
He made a score that in some ways is very spare, which fits with the period that is represented in the film, which is actually a unique period in Japanese history because it was a period of transition. Hence, you have all these instruments in transition as well. |
He's just so much a master of the material, and that's also based on the deep knowledge of the jazz world, of the American musical theater. By having had such a wide and deep history in all these different musical genres he can pick and choose at any moment what needs to be and it's always organic, it's always him, because all of these worlds are a part of him. |
I think I actually enjoy practicing now more than seven years ago because you're really doing something totally specific. |
I think it's pretty rare to have the opportunity to work with so many people that I admire in one project. |
It was just so sweet. It was personally sweet but what he did was actually emotionally right, for the score. |
Our (nation's) cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience. |
The Silk Road is far more than a historic trading route that connected the people and traditions of Asia with Europe. |
There is no culture in the world that we have not benefited from. |
When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives. The Silk Road project hopes to plant the seed of new cultural growth and to celebrate traditions and musical voices everywhere. The Silk Road is far more than a historic trading route that connected the people and traditions of Asia with Europe. |