As a kid, I used to go see all the jazz players, Oscar Peterson, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespe.
Jim Coleman

I'm just like you, only I'm different because I'm me.
Jim Coleman

I'm from all over the Northeast.
Jim Coleman

And I don't know where I'm heading. I mean, I've got a pretty good idea of what I want in life.
Jim Coleman

And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.
Jim Coleman

With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it within the realm of a score; it still had to lead the viewer through the scene, or just help create the mood.
Jim Coleman

First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to get it out. This stuff is pretty out there, mostly sonic collages and tape manipulations.
Jim Coleman

But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it requires me to do things musically that I wouldn't normally do left to my own devices.
Jim Coleman