At this point the moderator wrapped up by asking the composers to share their one piece of advice for aspiring film composers. (59:26) AR said that you have to be happy with being able to write music and then put it in a drawer and no one else seeing it; you have to be happy doing art for its own sake.
i have tried to maintain this attitude in regards to my music for the entire 12 years i've been writing & recording. it's really hard, sometimes, but if you make music that YOU really want to hear, then its definitely its own reward.
Many thanks to cynicmuse for the comprehensive coverage of the Coffee Talk. I had tickets already to see Atticus' little brother Leopold and IO Echo in San Francisco, else I would have tried to make the trip myself.