“A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.” PlaySongSceneAlbumsVersus Author:Dar Williams
“There are times when I want to be plainspoken about my feelings in a song. But there are other times when it's really good to try and get my head around different kinds of song structures, or maybe I might get turned on by trying to write a song that would fit in this one scene in a movie. And by the end of all this, you just end up with a bunch of different ideas. And songs are really just ideas.” WantWritingTryingKindIdeasDifferentEndsFeelingsMightSongFitSceneStructureBunchDifferent KindsDifferent Ideas Author:Ryan Adams
“I love TV. I know all the theme songs from the shows I watch. I'm not one of those who'd rather be a movie star. I prefer TV because of the rushed way of working-on a movie set, you sit around and wait and wait to do a scene because they're adjusting the lights.” KnowsWayShowsLightSongStarsWaitingWatchesTvsSceneThemeMovie StarAdjustingMovie Sets Author:Dana Hill
“You can imagine several scenes from Star Wars? The way they looked? For me, that's how music is. Sometimes I'll be developing riffs for songs, just while I'm sitting around and not playing.” WayWarSometimesSongStarsImagineSceneMusic IsSittingDevelopingSitting Around Author:Ryan Adams
“Doing a scene truthfully is very similar to doing a song truthfully. They're really parallel.” SongSceneParallels Author:Chip Esten
“I really think that the Jersey Boys musical - and this is just my opinion - lends itself to being cinematic in some way, because its a jukebox musical; the characters break into song only for the scene transitions.” ThinkingWayCharacterSongOpinionBoysBreakSceneMusicalTransitionJerseyCinematicJukebox Author:Vincent Piazza
“I started playing guitar when I was in eighth grade, and that led to trying to write songs and trying to figure out how to play in bands. That led to meeting people, and getting into the local punk rock scene, and going to shows. So that was how I really got into the culture of it.” PeopleWritingTryingPlayShowsSongCultureRocksFiguresSceneBandMeetingsGuitarLocalsGradesPunkPunk RockPlaying GuitarEighth Grade Author:Chris McCaughan
“I was off the scene for a while during the ska period and when I returned and joined the Treasure Isle studio, I came there with a different mood. The musicians picked up on that and we kept on going in that direction. The music became slower, which gave the bass player the time to play more notes. In 1965 I named it rocksteady. The first rocksteady song was 'Girl I've Got A Date'. That one was still a bit up-tempo, leaning towards ska. It turned the tide and made Treasure Isle the number one studio.” FirstsMadeStillsDifferentPlaySongGirlBitsNumbersPlayerPeriodsSceneMusicianMusic IsNotesStudiosMoodTreasureTidesBassTempoIsleBass PlayersDifferent Moods Author:Alton Ellis
“The power of music is still with me, every day. It's one of the most inspiring things available in the world. I write with music. I write scenes in movies that hopefully can earn the use of some songs that are powerful to me. But, I think it just came from being affected by strong, personal art.” ThinkingWorldWritingArtStillsUseSongStrongPowerfulSceneMusic IsAvailableHopefullyAffectedPower Of MusicStrong PersonMost Inspiring Author:Cameron Crowe
“I write with music. I write scenes in movies that hopefully can earn the use of some songs that are powerful to me.” WritingUseSongPowerfulSceneHopefully Author:Cameron Crowe
“I lived in London in 1965 and 1972. I love it there and I'm always very creative in that vibe. Would love to live for awhile in Scotland/Ireland and Britain. Great appreciation there for the folk scene and song crafting.” SongCreativeSceneFolksAppreciationLondonBritainIrelandScotland Author:Creed Bratton