I've learned that in the theater the story is everything. Every lyric, every line and every musical gesture has to propel the journey of a given character or the overall plot.

Anastasio is the co-composer of the Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody. In addition to his orchestral compositions he is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish original songs 140 of them as a solo credit in addition to 41 credits attributed to the band as a whole. One of Anastasio’s signature compositional techniques is the use of episodic (or organic) form.

Anastasio is the co-composer of the Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody. In addition to his orchestral compositions he is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish original songs 140 of them as a solo credit in addition to 41 credits attributed to the band as a whole.