Cinema Quote by Melvin Van Peebles

Basically, great directors know how to combine music with the scenes that they are working on.

— John Gourley

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 are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.

— Alex North

A lot of the music editing job is communication and working out what a director really wants the music to be.

— Steven Price

Some directors are comfortable with music. Some feel comfortable discussing and talking and operating in a musical language. Others don't engage so much.

— Henry Jackman

No one's being precious about their music. They want the film to be great. And that was the huge lesson for me along the…

— Steven Price

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

— Taylor Hackford

I like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music, some have…

— Cliff Martinez

Gotta watch out for directors.

— Stephen Sondheim

Our job as composers becomes easy when directors have a good knowledge of music and know exactly what they want.

— Arjun Janya

I always think it's a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres.

— Cillian Murphy

When directors tell me they want a song like one, I tell them no song should be like another. I don't listen to directors.

— Ilaiyaraaja