Being Quote by Santhosh Narayanan

The core plot of 'Mercury' is so gripping that when I thought of making it as a silent film, it only made it more…

— Karthik Subbaraj

A movie like Mercury' is a once in a generation opportunity for me. It doesn't come easily to a music director and I am…

— Santhosh Narayanan

Music is an essential part of any film, but when it comes to Mercury' it actually became a medium of communication.

— Santhosh Narayanan

Ever since I made the short film 'Black And White,' which had almost no dialogues, the idea of making a silent feature film fascinated…

— Karthik Subbaraj

Most film scores have one vibe, and they stick with it.

— Mike Patton

In a silent film, the visuals are of utmost importance.

— Karthik Subbaraj

All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music.

— Howard Shore

I saw the title as a way of conditioning the audience, so that when the film actually began, viewers would already have an emotional…

— Saul Bass

It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes.

— Dinah Sheridan

The score, which comes often quite later in a film, can help reinvigorate your emotional engagement with it.

— James Marsh

With this silent film, I wanted to hide what was going on in the clinic. I wanted to cover it up in the best…

— Pedro Almodovar

I hate this idea in the Cinematheque that you must watch silent movies with no music, like it's a piece of art. It's not…

— Arnaud Desplechin