Cinema Quote by Johann Johannsson

I often begin movies with music in my head; it's a very important dimension to me. Not just the music itself, but how to…

— Mira Nair

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

I start with the music before I start writing the movie. It's such an important part for me, emotionally, to set up the tone…

— Max Winkler

I love musicals and music driven films, and my first instinct is to tell the story. And when music is a big part of…

— David Raiklen

In creating music you are the writer, the director, the producer, you create it from scratch. Obviously in playing a role in a film,…

— Justin Timberlake

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

— Ludwig Goransson

There's got to be something you want to tell and that's the engine which spurs all of the work you have to do in…

— Bradley Cooper

The fact that certain composers have been able to create first-class music within the medium of film proves that film music can be as…

— Jerry Goldsmith

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

Music is, for me, a great tool of a filmmaker, the same way cinematography, the acting, editing, post-production, the costumes are. You know, to…

— Spike Lee

Starting out with music, I was very successful, and me getting into film, I definitely look forward to giving it my all. What you…

— Flo Rida

Writing for a film means the music has to serve the film, the narrative.

— Anoushka Shankar