Snuffy Walden on composing for film and TV, 2007

"What I'm trying to get is an emotional resonance that keeps the viewer inside the story. As soon as somebody's more aware of what I'm doing than they are of the story, then I've kind of defeated the producer’s purpose. I want to do something different and special that stands alone, but at the same time if I sabotage the story by expressing myself as an artist, I'm not doing the job that's being asked of me. So it's a fine line, and one that I don't always succeed at, but I try."

From a profile in Acoustic Guitar magazine, February 2008. Read the story here. Snuffy Walden broke into composing for TV 20 years ago on thirtysomething. He currently does the music for Friday Night Lights and In Plain Sight.