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* "It still feels weird that the creator of the wisecracking, puerile, and frequently crude cartoon Family Guy is the executive producer of a series that (in his words) earnestly explores the science of the cosmos. But it seems Seth MacFarlane loves defying expectations as much as he enjoys spinning a dozen plates at once as an undeniably talented voice actor, regular actor, writer, director, and producer (despite your or my opinion of his sense of humor).

He's also, like me, an unabashed film music geek. "I've always loved film scores," he told me in a recent interview for Film Score Monthly Online. "It's part of a larger interest in orchestral music, and the sounds that can come out of an orchestra. Film remains the last platform for popular exposure of orchestral music. When I was a kid in the '80s, I eagerly snatched up any of John Williams' work, even if I hadn't seen the movie. And certainly Jerry Goldsmith as well. It was music that was accessible—it wasn't completely esoteric, as a lot of modern classical music tends to be. But at the same time it was very sophisticated and demanded something of the listener, and had a lot going on. It didn't dumb itself down for the movies................."

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