 Dinner would come in the evening, and only at night, when he felt it was better to do so, did he actually compose.In this way he composed "Connotations" and "Inscape", large orchestral works for the New York Philharmonic, and "Duo for Flute and Piano", his last major work, in 1971.Shortly after moving in he wrote his last film score, for the 1961 independent film "Something Wild".