hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ fˈɪlm lˈɪɹɪsˌɪst ˈɛndᵻd wɛn hiː bɪkˌeɪm dᵻpɹˈɛst baɪ ðə dˈɛθs ʌv sˌʌm ʌvðə fˈɪlm mjˈuːzɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚz wɪð hˈuːm hiː hæd wˈɜːkt.
His career as a film lyricist ended when he became depressed by the deaths of some of the film music directors with whom he had worked.