How difficult was the transition from a science fiction series like SeaQuest to Survivor?
Survivor isn’t science fiction? Really, Survivor is more like SeaQuest than a lot of my other projects. It requires big panoramic scores, and water plays a big part in the series. The success of Survivor is what stimulated the current reality TV phenomena. Survivor is now targeted for seven series. How does it feel to be a part of such a huge success? Well, great! I’m most pleased to finally find a home for “Ancient Voices” (the Survivor theme song), which had been a work in progress and actually was just sitting on the shelf for over a decade. You’ve gone on location for each new Survivor series to capture the sounds of the native environment and culture. Can you tell me a little about that experience? I’m blessed to have had the opportunity to work with so many fantastic musicians from all over the world. From my early work with Paul Winter, I gained many great experiences in ethnomusicology. It seemed funny to be walking in Paul’s footsteps a little in my own quest for the ancient v
