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title: "6 Music Score Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [There are some directors who actually fear the possible success of music. They fear that the audience or the critics will think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ennio-morricone/there-are-some-directors-who-actually-fear-the-possible-success-of/)

[Ennio Morricone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ennio-morricone/)

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> [Sometimes a piece of music in the score isn't effective. When a score is too well finished with too many elements, sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-amenabar/sometimes-a-piece-of-music-in-the-score-isn-t-effective-when-a-score/)

[Alejandro Amenabar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-amenabar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/alejandro-amenabar-30151_elements_sometimes-a-piece-of-music-in-the-score_1359506.jpg)

> [I'm a music storyteller and collaborator. I hear character, location, and story as music. For me a score is there to both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-raiklen/i-m-a-music-storyteller-and-collaborator-i-hear-character-location/)

[David Raiklen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-raiklen/)

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> [If there is a possibility within a film to have a song in the music score that adds a little bit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lara-dutta/if-there-is-a-possibility-within-a-film-to-have-a-song-in-the-music/)

[Lara Dutta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lara-dutta/)

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> [I use all types of instruments, really depending on the film. Instrument choices are very much tied to lighting, colors, art direction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-pipes/i-use-all-types-of-instruments-really-depending-on-the-film/)

[Douglas Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-pipes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/douglas-pipes-83445_art_i-use-all-types-of-instruments-really-de_2327143.jpg)

> [Books are frozen voices, in the same way that musical scores are frozen music. The score is a way of transmitting the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/books-are-frozen-voices-in-the-same-way-that-musical-scores-are/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/margaret-atwood-40_air_books-are-frozen-voices-in-the-same-way_2808267.jpg)

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