When we see Rey, we want to hear Rey's theme, and when the Force is referred to or felt, we want to hear the Force theme, and so on. We hope that these references make sense to the fans and make the aural connections that we want them to have.

I am so lucky to be working in a field that you never grow tired of.

I feel very lucky, and the work that I do doesn't depend on much. If your vision's still good, and your hands - I have no arthritis in my hands, and I play the piano very easily - I don't think there's any reason to deprive oneself of the fun of working. Music is so rewarding.

I fell in love immediately with Daisy Ridley. She is just a superstar born.

When I'm finished with a film, I've been living with it, we've been dubbing it, recording to it, and so on. You walk out of the studio and, 'Ah, it's finished.'

I let it go. I have not looked at the 'Star Wars' films, and that's absolutely true.

Composing music is hard work.

To continue to work, to continue to love what you do, is certainly a contributing element to one's longevity and health.

I don't make a particular distinction between 'high art' and 'low art.' Music is there for everybody. It's a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sustained by it.

You never write a theme for a movie thinking, 'This will live forever.'