Cinema Quote by Vidyasagar

Here is how I work: when I think that a film needs to have a principal theme, I search for a melody.

— Michel Legrand

I don't like to surprise anyone with the music I compose for a film. That way, there is less trouble later on.

— Henry Mancini

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 mean, I think as a composer for film, I am very frequently deferential to the drama. My motto is, 'Do no harm.' My…

— Bear McCreary

When I see a movie, the music often gets in the way for me. It's something that, say, for myself and Claire, we never,…

— Stuart A. Staples

“Music is the final piece of filmmaking—the essential element that pulls emotion from an audience and puts the goosebumps on the screen.”

— Artie Kane

Music is such an integral part of a film and really drives the emotional narrative, it has to be integrated from the beginning.

— Drake Doremus

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

Me and music are not good friends, so I do my best to augment the music part [of my films] and come up with…

— Jon Jon Augustavo

I guess the passion I have for cinema is as strong as the one that I have for music. And I've always tried to…

— Alexandre Desplat

I think a melody is a melody. And the way I usually start is I start writing my themes without even writing to picture…

— Ramin Djawadi

I very much enjoy working with talented filmmakers who have a good sense for music, who have a strong feel for music and for…

— Johann Johannsson