At the heart of her philosophy of putting music to media, whether documentary, feature film or short form, is the respect for the power that music has over an audience. While that power can mean lending awesome energy to a driving action sequence, it can also fall to the dangers of overwhelming the audience with a forced emotion or heavy hand in a dramatic scene. The challenge of the composer is discretion; to know when to shout out loud or when to subtly create a feeling or tone, while also taking into account the usefulness and impact of silence.
