"Exploring Dreamworld: A Conversation with Howard Shore" by Sophia J. Bass

A glimpse into what Academy Award winning film composer, Howard Shore, calls his "dreamworld" as a creative source that catalyzes his unique compositional process. An exploration of improvisation, imagination and the power of the subconscious mind in the music-making process. 

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This essay is the result of two one-hour-long phone conservations between Sophia Bass and Howard Shore and represents a brief synthesis of his personal thoughts and her observations on music composition as a craft and the importance of craft in music.