Computers Quote by Fred Frith

Sometimes you want to use the music in a clarity way to explain something in the film.

— Howard Shore

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

Most sound work in films is done very quickly, and at the end of the schedule where it's just jammed together and you always…

— Ben Burtt

Music can help uncover that tone that's in the fabric of the movie. Sometimes it's very plain to see, sometimes it's not.

— James Newton Howard

To me, sound is a crucial component to, really, any moviegoing experience, but particularly with suspense films or thrillers. I think you need the…

— Karyn Kusama

If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going…

— Alfred Hitchcock

It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes.

— Dinah Sheridan

I've been making films with almost no dialogue (laughs), so sound and music become a very powerful character to tell the story. It's almost…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

I mean, take 'Chariots Of Fire.' That opening scene, the long shot of the runners along the beach, and then you hear that music...…

— John Densmore

I think sound is a huge part of my filmmaking process and it's a part of the narrative for me.

— Ti West

The magic of film isn't just because of the big screen, or the acoustics, but the ineffable shared experience of going to the movies.

— Fernando Perez

The goal is to make the music really a part of the skin of the film, and not be detached.

— Alexandre Desplat