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Phillip Glass on Writing Music

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/12/Philip_Glass_and_Scott_Hicks_In_Conversation

Celebrated composer Phillip Glass describes his approach to writing music as watching buildings slowly emerge from "a foggy field," and claims to have an ironically poor musical ear.

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Director Scott Hicks discusses his recent bio-doc, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, with its subject, the fascinating and entertaining composer Philip Glass. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Philip Glass is a famed American composer of operas, symphonies and music scores, including Einstein on the Beach and Koyaanisqatsi.

Scott Hicks is an Oscar-winning director of Shine, as well as Snow Falling on Cedars and No Reservations.