Fear Quote by Ennio Morricone

Some producers hang-on to that old cliche that if the audience hears the music, it is no good. I say this is so much…

— Henry Mancini

Some directors can become concerned when it comes to music, because it's the end of the process and they're tired. They're worried that the…

— Alexandre Desplat

Nowadays, if a studio assumes that his film is bad, there is always an executive that gets more nervous than usual and thinks that…

— Maurice Jarre

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're…

— Ben Folds

There was a time when people were afraid that film music would totally displace classical music.

— Y. G. Mahendran

A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for…

— A. R. Rahman

There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.

— Alex North

I have tried to write soundtracks, and the main problem with those was that the directors often had in their minds a much stronger…

— Zach Condon

Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.

— Kevin Spacey

My interest in music tends toward being orchestral music. And the repertoire of music that exists is, to me, far more emotive than what…

— Crispin Glover

You read reviews by top reviewers of films that not only had remarkably interesting scores, but films whose effectiveness was absolutely enhanced, and frequently…

— Jerry Goldsmith

I think that most films have too much music in them; it overwhelms an audience.

— Sondra Locke