I think if you play a character that is fearless, then it's boring. I think that's what was so incredible about Harrison Ford, is that he always seemed like he was never going to survive it, he's always scared, and yet he always does survive it somehow.
A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.
Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions.