Even when beginning with the entertaining, Roger Corman - produced likes of «The Lady in Red,» «Humanoids
from the Deep» and «Battle Beyond the Stars,» this musically - inclined son of a Hollywood production designer showed a keen understanding of thematic melody, and a sheer
joy of
unbridled scoring well beyond his years — a sound no budget at the time could contain.
The
joy of transforming seventh graders» deadpan stares into
unbridled glee as an active learning experience helps them «get» a difficult concept; the pathos of witnessing the reluctant learner struggle with concepts that others readily grasp; the satisfaction derived
from heartfelt appreciation expressed by a former student in a letter or during an impromptu conversation at the local grocery — I derive energy
from those situations.