Composer Quote by Howard Shore

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

What happens with a good score is, somehow the composer manages to cast himself or herself in the role of the protagonist. And then…

— James Newton Howard

I've been very fortunate as a composer to be involved with projects that have really propelled my scores forward. I'm very proud of it.

— Alan Menken

Every now and then, as a composer and producer, it's important to write music for yourself.

— Ludwig Goransson

As a composer, I only give directors tunes I'm happy with.

— Vijay Antony

You've got to be an editor in order to be a good composer.

— Henry Mancini

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

— Ludwig Goransson

I've been a full-time composer for many years, and I'm still learning all the time. There is always more than one musical "solution" to…

— John Keltonic

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.

— Ken Hill

I've always been a composer dependent on texts.

— David Del Tredici

I don't use composers. I research music the way I research the photographs or the facts in my scripts.

— Ken Burns

I think that one of the things that influences me most as a composer is to what extent I can deconstruct and reconstruct the…

— Fred Frith