Approach Quote by Isabelle Huppert

Because a composer's soul goes into a film, they should do the entire film, even the background score. If not, then don't do it.

— Jeet Gannguli

I always thought the piano scene was kind of unique to shoot because we were actually able to film with the playback of the…

— Mia Wasikowska

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'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind of like…

— Danny Elfman

Some movies work really well with music from Bach or Mahler that existed long before the film, so music has its own autonomy.

— Ennio Morricone

I was really affected by 'The Piano.' Had I not seen that movie, I wouldn't have gone to film school.

— Paul Schneider

“Concert pianists get to be quite chummy with dead composers. They can't help it. Classical music isn't just music . It's a personal diary.…

— Marisha Pessl

Some experience is helpful. "The Pianist" was a film that I could make with my eyes closed because I had lived it and everything…

— Roman Polanski

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

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

'The Piano' is a romantic drama that really made me want to see New Zealand. When I finally did it was every bit as…

— Ruby Wax