Tell HN: On scratching your own itch

I watched Twilight with my kid last night. The music intrigued me, so I searched around and found the composer's site, carterburwell.com.

On the question of challenges in composing for a "youth" audience, he basically says he composes for himself, in part because he can't second guess all the different stake holders: director, producer, etc.

http://www.carterburwell.com/projects/Twilight.html#Youth

If you're doing your own site/project, i.e. not as an employee or contractor for BigCorp, a good part of knowing that you're doing it right is if it satisfies your own tastes and needs.