Hamilton relocated from New York to Los Angeles and became involved in a variety of projects. This included playing guitar for David Bowie, doing sessions for film scores, working with composer Elliot Goldenthal on the 1999 soundtracks to "In Dreams" and "Titus." It was Hamilton's second time working with Goldenthal, the first being the 1995 soundtrack to the movie "Heat". When working on film scores, he was part of a "guitar orchestra" called ""Deaf Elk"" with other guitarists. He periodically returned to New York to work with his band Gandhi, which is where several of the songs appearing on "Size Matters" began.