The Magazine held an interview with the legendary composer about the difficulties of writing for the Soderbergh film. Hamlisch says of The Informant! score it “did not work in a conventional manner, where one tries to be supportive of the scene…. the music became another character in the film, the inner voice of a bipolar person”.

The Informant! is released on 26th October.

In addition to the Variety interview, The Informant! has achieved excellent reviews:

“zany score” – New York Times

“jaunty, old-fashioned score” – Variety

“bouncy, big-band score” – Vanity Fair

“insistently perky score” – Rolling Stone

“jaunty score” – The Hollywood Reporter

“lush, swelling musical score” – the Washington post