Character Quote by Taylor Hackford

For me, the score is one of the main characters of a film.

— Jon Hopkins

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

— James Marsh

A good score should have a point of view all of its own. It should transcend all that has gone before, stand on its…

— Hans Zimmer

Most often the music does end up in the movie, and sometimes there's a point where I wish that it wasn't, just because I…

— Danny Elfman

What I love about film scoring is that all the answers are in the story. You just need to get in tune with the…

— Joseph Trapanese

When you're scoring music for a film, it has to be interwoven with the narrative, it has to reflect the mood, the ethos.

— Zoya Akhtar

To me, score is really important. I would rather not have any score if it's something that's going to detract from the film. So…

— Steve Buscemi

You read reviews by top reviewers of films that not only had remarkably interesting scores, but films whose effectiveness was absolutely enhanced, and frequently…

— Jerry Goldsmith

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

— Mike Patton

My interest in music tends toward being orchestral music. And the repertoire of music that exists is, to me, far more emotive than what…

— Crispin Glover

When the script was written, it was sent to me with asterisks marking where he felt a song would be appropriate. Before the film…

— Alan Price

A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for…

— A. R. Rahman