--- title: "1 Scoring Film Quotes By Jim Coleman" description: "1 Scoring Film quotes by Jim Coleman. Plus more from Jim Coleman and more Scoring Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/jim-coleman-20905_about_but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-s_2488668.jpg" --- > [But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it requires me to do things musically that I wouldn't normally do left to my own devices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-scoring-film-it-makes-me-reach/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/jim-coleman-20905_about_but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-s_2488668.jpg) ## More by Jim Coleman > [For electronica music, David Linton has been doing this series called Unity Gain, which is pretty cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/for-electronica-music-david-linton-has-been-doing-this-series-called/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [So, through playing with Cop I realized that there is a potentially interested audience out in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/so-through-playing-with-cop-i-realized-that-there-is-a-potentially/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [I'm just like you, only I'm different because I'm me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/i-m-just-like-you-only-i-m-different-because-i-m-me/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/first-i-m-trying-to-edit-down-about-7-hours-of-material-which-i-made/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/and-when-that-s-working-the-sum-can-be-greater-than-the-parts/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [I don't think I really know just how cool Satan really was when I was in Junior High School. Now, thanks to Marilyn Manson,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/i-don-t-think-i-really-know-just-how-cool-satan-really-was-when-i-was/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [I do remember being in high school and trying to go to an Outlaws concert, but I was too drunk and ended up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/i-do-remember-being-in-high-school-and-trying-to-go-to-an-outlaws/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [As a kid, I used to go see all the jazz players, Oscar Peterson, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/as-a-kid-i-used-to-go-see-all-the-jazz-players-oscar-peterson-stan/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [I actually went to film school and was making experimental films for a short time, so it wasn't such a leap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/i-actually-went-to-film-school-and-was-making-experimental-films-for/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/unfortunately-however-i-have-too-many-desires-to-make-a-good-buddhist/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [In scoring, I usually start with a sound or group of sounds, searching out what feels right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/in-scoring-i-usually-start-with-a-sound-or-group-of-sounds-searching/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/with-frat-house-at-times-i-needed-to-make-music-that-would-reflect/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [When I recorded Contra la Puerta, I never really thought out doing the material live. Mostly because I haven't really seen any electronic music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/when-i-recorded-contra-la-puerta-i-never-really-thought-out-doing-the/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [I think that one of the strengths of Cop Shoot Cop lay in the different, and at times, clashing personalities, Ideally, I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/i-think-that-one-of-the-strengths-of-cop-shoot-cop-lay-in-the/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) > [Yes, I was forced to take piano lessons for 8 years as a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/yes-i-was-forced-to-take-piano-lessons-for-8-years-as-a-child/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scoring-film/jim-coleman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Scoring Film Quotes By Jim Coleman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it requires me to do things musically that I wouldn't normally do left to my own devices.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Coleman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-scoring-film-it-makes-me-reach/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/jim-coleman-20905_about_but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-s_2488668.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/jim-coleman-20905_about_but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-s_2488668.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/jim-coleman-20905_about_but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-s_2488668.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it…” — Jim Coleman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scoring-film/jim-coleman/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scoring-film/jim-coleman/", "name": "Scoring Film Quotes by Jim Coleman", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scoring-film/jim-coleman/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/jim-coleman-20905_about_but-that-s-something-that-i-like-about-s_2488668.jpg" }, "description": "1 Scoring Film quotes by Jim Coleman. 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