Overall, this is a nice introduction to an amiably dour tunesmith who once wrote that «all art aspires to the condition of Top 40 bubblegum pop.» (rottentomatoes.com)
In that kind of technology, it seems to me, lies true salvation for the worried tunesmith: a database of a very large number of published melodies, accessible over the internet, would do wonders to reassure composers. (slaw.ca)