Celebrated American composer Nico Muhly’s brain is wired to work at the speed of sound. His compositional style embraces old and new, and he rebels against the old-fashioned notion of being a tortured artist. Nico is smart, hilarious, and spontaneous as he discusses his musical life and invites us into his compositional workflow from brainstorming on paper to a live performance.Check out Nico Muhly on Instagram, Twitter, Spotify, Apple Music, or the web.Follow Speaking Soundly on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.Follow David on Instagram.You can find out more about Artful Narratives Media on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or the web.The Speaking Soundly theme song is composed by Joseph Saba/Stewart Winter and used by permission of Videohelper.Speaking Soundly was co-created by David Krauss and Jessica Handelman. This interview has been edited and condensed to fit the time format.Episode copyright © 2022 Artful Narratives Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.