It is rumoured that every song on the album is based on a movie ("Sarah Goldfarb, Where are Your Manners?", for example, is about Requiem for a Dream).
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Requiem | Dream Theater | I Dream of Jeannie | Tangerine Dream | Requiem (Verdi) | War Requiem | Dream a Little Dream of Me (song) | Dream a Little Dream of Me | Dream | A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera) | DREAM Act | Requiem (Mozart) | Requiem (Fauré) | dream | American Dream | The Dream of Gerontius | Atlanta Dream | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | Requiem for a Heavyweight | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Midsummer Night's Dream | Georgian Dream | Arizona Dream | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel | The Dream Syndicate | Requiem pour un Vampire | In a Broken Dream |
During this period he first worked with frequent collaborator Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) in addition to other directors in the New York independent film world including: Todd Solondz (Storytelling), Paul Schrader (Autofocus) and Spike Lee (25th Hour).