Composer Quote by Virgil Thomson

Every now and then, as a composer and producer, it's important to write music for yourself.

— Ludwig Goransson

The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually little else than a…

— George Gershwin

A composer knows that music is written by human beings for human beings and that music is a continuation of life, not something separated…

— Hanns Eisler

Composers are in some ways the last frontier of musician that gets a paycheck for their musical services.

— Cliff Martinez

To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.

— Gustav Mahler

Being a composer is a little like being a painter. Sometimes you hire a painter because you want a beautiful painting for your wall,…

— Bear McCreary

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.

— John Philip Sousa

I think the purpose of a piece of music is significant when it actually lives in somebody else. A composer puts down a code,…

— Yo-Yo Ma

When I write the music for any of my songs, I write as a composer-lyricist in my head.

— Alan Menken

I'm a composer. I know nothing about money and commercial stuff. I just write music.

— Vangelis

To be a great composer requires immense experience... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's…

— Frederic Chopin

With the new technology that keeps entering the media, film composers are constantly being placed in new learning situations. Acknowledging this and realizing that…

— Henry Mancini