Composer Quote by Danny Elfman

Any composer should be able to synthesize the primary feelings that the characters are going through in the movie.

— James Newton Howard

If you're a film composer, you have the music tell the story of the character.

— Ludwig Goransson

I think that being a film composer, someone that gets it and actually applies the music, it allows you to open up a spectrum…

— Adrian Younge

I believe that interpretation should be like a transparent glass, a window for the composer's music.

— Vladimir Ashkenazy

Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the director and…

— John Keltonic

Both the composer and the filmmaker have to let go of their preconceived notions and listen to the film... When you do that, and…

— Bear McCreary

The main thing the composer needs to do is it needs to remember that the director is there to cheer you on. The director…

— Hans Zimmer

It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel…

— Yanni

I don't claim to be a composer, and I realize my approach is pretty dopey in comparison to the true masters of score work.…

— Aesop Rock

Every time I see a film or TV show, I think about how that composer made those choices and how that director envisioned music…

— Robert Lopez

It's really been enlightening for me to work with composers because I used to think that everything in the music was exactly what the…

— Hilary Hahn

It all depends on the directors. Working closely with a director is the main job of a film composer. Interpreting what he perceives as…

— Danny Elfman