- Two songs they composed sampled melodies from two Super Mario Bros. games. The first one, "Hey Dad", samples the Coin Heaven theme from Super Mario Bros. 3 while "An Arrow in the Side of Final Fantasy" samples the Star Maze theme from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
- I've never shied away from from syrupy, nor do I really criticize other arrangers. I can't think of one I don't like. But there is a tendency with certain arrangers to really have a style. I want to go into an arrangement situation and act as an extension of the artist.
- There's a part of myself always resisting the urge to make pretty violin music, not that I have that urge. I don't. I'm so glad there are other people out there making that music so I don't have to.
- [observation, 2014] I'm getting back to the music that moved me when I was growing up, and a lot of that is incredibly different music than the kind of music that is being celebrated and listened to widely today. It's pretty much impossible to to see any influence of Joni Mitchell or Buffy Sainte Marie or Leonard Cohen - or Tori Amos or Kate Bush, even - in terms of content...You know what I mean? It's just not there.
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