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Film Music Quotes

After moving to Los Angeles in the early 90s, I started looking into music for picture more seriously and in broader scope. My collaboration as a programmer and arranger with Graeme Revell exposed me for the first time to the full spectrum of film music, including the hectic demands of orchestral scoring and the power politics surrounding the finalization of any score for a major motion picture in Hollywood Picture Quote #1

Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly Picture Quote #1

I’ve studied film a lot, so I know much more about film than music, but I don’t think I could have made films Picture Quote #1

[Frank] Sinatra, to everyone, even Tony Bennett, was such a huge influence because he had mastered not only music, but film and radio Picture Quote #1

I think my music is great for film, but I don’t have the opportunity, or goesche to go and pitch myself to Hollywood Picture Quote #1

Music has an immediate effect. If you want to go beyond that and look underneath, film is a good way of explaining Picture Quote #1

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Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished Picture Quote #1

I’m very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship Picture Quote #1

There’s just so little mystery left in music or film. It was all that was magical to me as a child Picture Quote #1

I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies Picture Quote #1

Robert Townson at Varese is a huge fan of film music and has really done a lot to educate audiences about film music and scores Picture Quote #1

I actually write film music because I’m classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write actual film music that could be used for movies like war movies and love movies Picture Quote #1

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I don’t believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so Picture Quote #1

Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It’s surprising we never really got into film soundtracks Picture Quote #1

In TV, film, and music there’s a lot of snobbery, and I don’t like it. I’ve never been a cultural snob Picture Quote #1

I don’t listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music Picture Quote #1

Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic Picture Quote #1

I want young Indian composers to be able to do more than just film music. I want to give them the skills that will enable them to create their own palette of sounds instead of having to write formulaic music. It doesn’t matter if they become sound engineers, producers, composers or performers - I want them to be as imaginative as they like Picture Quote #1

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Creating music, visual art, producing music and film are always at the forefront of my life Picture Quote #1

Being a systematic theologian allows me to indulge all my interests - in literature, film, art, music - by relating them all to God Picture Quote #1

Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it’s great, it’s beautiful Picture Quote #1

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to direct music videos at all. Any work I do with a camera I’d like to be for a film Picture Quote #1

Music without the ebb and flow would be like watching a film with only good guys in it. -attrib Frank Zappa Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always listened to a lot of film music, actually Picture Quote #1

I’m pretty proud of my film music in general Picture Quote #1

If I were to do a musical, I think I would rather make a film musical Picture Quote #1

So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in Picture Quote #1

Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period Picture Quote #1

It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes Picture Quote #1

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After moving to Los Angeles in the early 90s, I started looking into music for picture more seriously and in broader scope. My collaboration as a programmer and arranger with Graeme Revell exposed me for the first time to the full spectrum of film music, including the hectic demands of orchestral scoring and the power politics surrounding the finalization of any score for a major motion picture in Hollywood. (Film Music Quotes) Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly. (Film Music Quotes) I’ve studied film a lot, so I know much more about film than music, but I don’t think I could have made films. (Film Music Quotes) [Frank] Sinatra, to everyone, even Tony Bennett, was such a huge influence because he had mastered not only music, but film and radio. (Film Music Quotes) I think my music is great for film, but I don’t have the opportunity, or goesche to go and pitch myself to Hollywood. (Film Music Quotes) Music has an immediate effect. If you want to go beyond that and look underneath, film is a good way of explaining. (Film Music Quotes) Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished. (Film Music Quotes) I’m very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship. (Film Music Quotes) There’s just so little mystery left in music or film. It was all that was magical to me as a child. (Film Music Quotes) I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies. (Film Music Quotes) Robert Townson at Varese is a huge fan of film music and has really done a lot to educate audiences about film music and scores. (Film Music Quotes) I actually write film music because I’m classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write actual film music that could be used for movies like war movies and love movies. (Film Music Quotes) I don’t believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so (Film Music Quotes) Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It’s surprising we never really got into film soundtracks (Film Music Quotes) In TV, film, and music there’s a lot of snobbery, and I don’t like it. I’ve never been a cultural snob (Film Music Quotes) I don’t listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music (Film Music Quotes) Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic (Film Music Quotes) I want young Indian composers to be able to do more than just film music. I want to give them the skills that will enable them to create their own palette of sounds instead of having to write formulaic music. It doesn’t matter if they become sound engineers, producers, composers or performers - I want them to be as imaginative as they like (Film Music Quotes) Creating music, visual art, producing music and film are always at the forefront of my life (Film Music Quotes) Being a systematic theologian allows me to indulge all my interests - in literature, film, art, music - by relating them all to God. (Film Music Quotes) Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it’s great, it’s beautiful. (Film Music Quotes) My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film. (Film Music Quotes) I don’t want to direct music videos at all. Any work I do with a camera I’d like to be for a film. (Film Music Quotes) Music without the ebb and flow would be like watching a film with only good guys in it. -attrib Frank Zappa (Film Music Quotes) I’ve always listened to a lot of film music, actually (Film Music Quotes) I’m pretty proud of my film music in general (Film Music Quotes) If I were to do a musical, I think I would rather make a film musical (Film Music Quotes) So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in (Film Music Quotes) Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period (Film Music Quotes) It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes (Film Music Quotes)

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