---
title: "1 Film Score Quotes By Michael Nyman"
description: "1 Film Score quotes by Michael Nyman. Plus more from Michael Nyman and more Film Score sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/michael-nyman-54437_duration_there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-th_3215047.png"
---

> [There's always a question of duration, there's a question of who the orchestra is. No one is free to write what you want - you collaborate on a film score, and one of the good things is that someone else's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-there-s-a-question-of-who-the/)

[Michael Nyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nyman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/michael-nyman-54437_duration_there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-th_3215047.png)

## More by Michael Nyman

> [I'm like a decathlete who does all of the events he's used to, but is being forced by certain circumstances to focus on three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/i-m-like-a-decathlete-who-does-all-of-the-events-he-s-used-to-but-is/)

[Michael Nyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nyman/)

> [I feel absolutely no threat or fear in Mexico City.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/i-feel-absolutely-no-threat-or-fear-in-mexico-city/)

[Michael Nyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nyman/)

> [I'm not a great inventor from scratch. What I do is to use, steal, acquire, reproduce or re-cycle music from other musicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/i-m-not-a-great-inventor-from-scratch-what-i-do-is-to-use-steal/)

[Michael Nyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nyman/)

> [I was rather disappointed, because the one thing I wanted to gain from that opportunity was to add something to his music, and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/i-was-rather-disappointed-because-the-one-thing-i-wanted-to-gain-from/)

[Michael Nyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nyman/)

> [I'm not saying that there weren't other inherent problems with the score that couldn't have been overcome with a bit of remixing, but why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/i-m-not-saying-that-there-weren-t-other-inherent-problems-with-the/)

[Michael Nyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nyman/)

> [There's always a question of duration, there's a question of who the orchestra is. No one is free to write what you want -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-there-s-a-question-of-who-the/)

[Michael Nyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-nyman/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/michael-nyman/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Film Score Quotes By Michael Nyman",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There's always a question of duration, there's a question of who the orchestra is. No one is free to write what you want - you collaborate on a film score, and one of the good things is that someone else's work is motivating you.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Nyman"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-nyman/there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-there-s-a-question-of-who-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/michael-nyman-54437_duration_there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-th_3215047.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/michael-nyman-54437_duration_there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-th_3215047.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/michael-nyman-54437_duration_there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-th_3215047.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There's always a question of duration, there's a question of who the orchestra is. No one is free to write…” — Michael Nyman",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/michael-nyman/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/michael-nyman/",
            "name": "Film Score Quotes by Michael Nyman",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/michael-nyman/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/michael-nyman-54437_duration_there-s-always-a-question-of-duration-th_3215047.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Film Score quotes by Michael Nyman. Plus more from Michael Nyman and more Film Score sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/michael-nyman/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/michael-nyman/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Film Score",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Michael Nyman",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-score/michael-nyman/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```