“It all depends on the directors. Working closely with a director is the main job of a film composer. Interpreting what he perceives as a color, an emotion or mood is very abstract. A director tells you something he wants and then you have to run back...” WantRunningJobsFilmEmotionColorDependsDirectorsMoodPerceiveAbstractComposerInterpretingFilm Composers Author:Danny Elfman
“An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a musician will interpret a composer's work, we interpret the work of a playwright. We are servants of the theatre and I've always believed that. We must serve what has been written, that's what we're there for.” Has BeensActorsWrittenDirectorsMusicianTheatreServantComposerAlways BelievePlaywrightInterpreterTheatre Directors Author:George Ogilvie
“Sometimes the personality or just the particular process of a director can really affect your quality of life as a composer in terms of how much time you spend away from your family or the amount of time you spend doing the type of work that you maybe don't consider as fun to do as other type of work.” SometimesFunProcessTermQualityParticularTypePersonalityAmountDirectorsOur FamilyComposerQuality Of Life Author:Christophe Beck
“Every time I see a film or TV show, I think about how that composer made those choices and how that director envisioned music and how that could work onstage or in a film and how you could support that even further by putting lyrics to it.” ThinkingMadeShowsFilmChoicesSupportTvsDirectorsComposerTv Shows Author:Robert Lopez
“Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the director and just listen to him or her talk about the film - what they're trying to say, what they want the audience to understand or believe, and a thousand other similar questions. The director has most likely been living with the film for years before a composer is attached, and so the director's inclinations, desires, and understanding of the film are paramount.” WantWritingTryingYearsBelieveFilmDesireUnderstandingAudienceThousandDirectorsNotesComposerInclinationSessionJust ListenParamount Author:John Keltonic
“I've been a full-time composer for many years, and I'm still learning all the time. There is always more than one musical "solution" to each movie scene, but my goal is to compose music that works perfectly for the director, and me!” YearsStillsGoalSceneDirectorsSolutionsMusicalComposer Author:John Keltonic
“To make good films, you have to have a good relationship and good collaboration as composer-director, composer-editor, composer-production designer-actor because you're working with the actors on screen.” FilmActorsDirectorsProductionsScreensDesignerEditorsCollaborationComposerGood RelationshipGood Films Author:Howard Shore
“I always go back to the original material. I want a good connection as the composer and writer of the score to the director and to the source material. It's really important.” WantImportantMaterialsSourceDirectorsConnectionsOriginalsScoreComposer Author:Howard Shore
“I usually work with the director and it's just a collaboration between me and the one person. I think you make good movies that way. If the director and the composer can have this common goal and this excitement about making something great, then you're going to do something good.” IfsThinkingWayPersonsGoalCommonDirectorsExcitementCollaborationComposerGood MovieCommon Goal Author:Howard Shore
“I like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music, some have a larger role.” GivingFilmRolesDirectorsComposerMinorsJuicy Author:Cliff Martinez