Critical Quote by Peter Jackson

“I watch silent movies on mute. But only for the dialogue.”

— Jarod Kintz

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

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

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if…

— Mike Figgis

Sometimes, scenes are great without any music at all.

— Ridley Scott

Music in this film is a very important part.

— Maximilian Schell

Music plays a huge role in the movie. The music in Star Wars, I can't imagine what the movie would have been like without…

— Joshua Bell

It's hard to get an inner dialogue in a film. It's not cinematic. But in a musical, the character can just turn to the…

— Marc Platt

Music or sound in a film is a character as important as another character.

— Melvin Van Peebles

“And why did everyone persist in thinking the mute was exactly as they wanted him to be--when most likely it was all a very…

— Carson McCullers

If you talk to any director, they'll say music is fifty percent of the movie.

— Hans Zimmer