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How composers are NOT like actors

In some ways, a composer is like an actor.
To do his best work, the composer needs to understand the story, the structure, the characters and their motivations, and that’s how I prefer to talk to a director as well - like an actor.
However, unlike an actor, a composer can’t do multiple takes so easily.
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