Film Scoring Quotes

“I am not interested in the music that is just a decoration. I am interested in music that can become a part of the drama.”

“The composer should have a musical point of view. The composer should be an integral part of the film-making process.”

“The best film music is the music you don't notice.”

“I think a good score is one that you don't notice. It's one that's so integrated with the film that it becomes part of the film.”

“Music for film is like a fourth dimension.”

“I think the music for 'Drive' was so successful because it was a character in the film.”

“My job is to find the soul of the film.”

“In the case of a film, you're obviously trying to make a film that is faithful to the film, that is appropriate to the film, that is not running counter to the film.”

“The music has to be a character in the film. It has to have its own personality.”

“It is not my job to be a marketing person. It is my job to make the film more itself. And that's what I love to do.”

“Scoring a silent film is like writing an opera without singers.”

“You're trying to tell a story with music, to support the narrative, not to overpower it.”

“Often a director will have a temporary track, and you have to be very careful with that. It can be a help... or it can be a straitjacket.”

“To me, the most important thing is the story. Not just the plot, but the story of the characters.”

“I've always felt that the score is a character in the film.”

“The music is the soul of the film.”

“What I try to do is find the heart of the film.”

“I always said that a good film score is a score that you don't hear.”

“The Adventures of Robin Hood was a great joy. I could almost feel myself a collaborator with the author of the story.”

“My job is to be the emotional glue of the film.”