Quotes about Film and Music

I love the conversation between film and music. Votes: 4

We like to think of film and music as art, but actually art is something that is not restricted. Votes: 3

When I was younger, I didn't read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I'm curious. I want to know what it's all about. Votes: 3

Fashion intersects a lot with art and film and music, and that was appealing to me. I read a bunch of fashion blogs and wanted to be part of the community. Votes: 3

I have been as influenced by music and films as by books. Votes: 2

I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it. Votes: 2

Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film. Votes: 2

The possibilities are endless for me - Broadway, TV, music and film. Votes: 2

When I'm shooting films, I write and play music when I come home. Votes: 2

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music. Votes: 2

I'm obsessed by film. I'm obsessed with music and producing and making things happen. Votes: 2

My favorite books, art pieces, films, and music, always have something jarring about them. Votes: 2

I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all! Votes: 2

I've been doing a lot of music for films and television for quite a few years. Votes: 2

I'm so happy with 'Grease' and 'Xanadu,' particularly because of the music in both films. Votes: 2

I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial. Votes: 2

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film. Votes: 2

I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music. Votes: 2

Robert Townson at Varese is a huge fan of film music and has really done a lot to educate audiences about film music and scores. Votes: 2

I really started watching films when I was 14. As I became a teenager, there was nothing that really interested me apart from music, books and films. Votes: 2

The Indian music market is very film-oriented, and any other creative music venture doesn't receive enough support. I'd rather do singles and put them on my website. Votes: 2

I've always been real close to film world. I love film, and I will do things in film, but music is more satisfying. It feels more like me. Votes: 2

I actually write film music because I'm classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write actual film music that could be used for movies like war movies and love movies. Votes: 2

Music is half the film. Votes: 0

Writing, film, sculpture, music: it's all make-believe, really. Votes: 0

I'm pretty proud of my film music in general. Votes: 0

Usually music is used to hide a film's problems. Votes: 0

I've always listened to a lot of film music, actually. Votes: 0

Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period. Votes: 0

I would say music, film, and talented people inspire me. Votes: 0

A singer's biographical film should have their music and their voice. Votes: 0

So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in. Votes: 0

The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director. Votes: 0

Music and film are parallel experiences: they are linear, they are narrative. Votes: 0

If you're doing a music film, you've got to be singing about something. Votes: 0

I think possibly the first film that has music as its leading character. Votes: 0

Music and film are inseparable. They always have been and always will be. Votes: 0

I've always believed film is most close to music of all the other arts. Votes: 0

Music or sound in a film is a character as important as another character. Votes: 0

If you watch a film without music, there's nothing that you can connect with. Votes: 0

I'm developing a record company. I'm learning how to supervise music on a film. Votes: 0

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. Votes: 0

When you're working on film music, you're only working on 20, 30-minute sections at a time. Votes: 0

Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films. Votes: 0

It's very hard to write music for a film because you're writing about somebody else's experience. Votes: 0

Creating music, visual art, producing music and film are always at the forefront of my life. Votes: 0

Sometimes you want to use the music in a clarity way to explain something in the film. Votes: 0

I've played guitar and piano for a while, so it's really fun to play music on film. Votes: 0

It's hard to have a film and television career and do music work at the same time. Votes: 0

Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music. Votes: 0

The music is not used repetitiously to create film atmosphere. It is, in fact, the leading character. Votes: 0

Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks. Votes: 0

I think, for me anyway, music and film is where you can really transport yourself to another universe. Votes: 0

I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about. Votes: 0

I guess professionally it began when Hal Hartley used some music of mine in his film The Unbelievable Truth. Votes: 0

I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it. Votes: 0

Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful. Votes: 0

I haven't thought about making a music film, but if I did, that would be a very interesting idea. Votes: 0

The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn't talk. Votes: 0

I can't really say that film music inspired me; it is more the films themselves, in connection with the music. Votes: 0

Art, film, fashion, music are all going on and interacting simultaneously. And L.A. is very receptive to that fusion. Votes: 0

It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes. Votes: 0

One thing that I always liked about fashion was that it was tied in with music and art and film. Votes: 0

I have to give credit to Giorgio Moroder ; among the first to make us realize the importance of music in film. Votes: 0

When I was doing 'The Sopranos', I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it. Votes: 0

The only film I ever made for money was something called Music From Another Room, which I really didn`t like. Votes: 0

I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies. Votes: 0

Music without the ebb and flow would be like "watching a film with only good guys in it." -attrib Frank Zappa Votes: 0

In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob. Votes: 0

There's just so little mystery left in music or film. It was all that was magical to me as a child. Votes: 0

I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship. Votes: 0

Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished. Votes: 0

For me the best kind of film music is liturgical music. Liturgical music is essentially a million scores for the same film. Votes: 0

I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as a map of sorts for your feelings. Votes: 0

Music has an immediate effect. If you want to go beyond that and look underneath, film is a good way of explaining. Votes: 0

I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is. Votes: 0

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film. Votes: 0

Music is such an integral part of a film and really drives the emotional narrative, it has to be integrated from the beginning. Votes: 0

I don't want to direct music videos at all. Any work I do with a camera I'd like to be for a film. Votes: 0

I think my music is great for film, but I don't have the opportunity, or goesche to go and pitch myself to Hollywood. Votes: 0

[Frank] Sinatra, to everyone, even Tony Bennett, was such a huge influence because he had mastered not only music, but film and radio. Votes: 0

Music has fed me a lot of ideas... The film BLUE VELVET came out of Bobby Vinton's version of the song BLUE VELVET. Votes: 0

I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life. Votes: 0

I've studied film a lot, so I know much more about film than music, but I don't think I could have made films. Votes: 0

I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon. Votes: 0

Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly. Votes: 0

After working as a producer on many pop, electronica and some soundtrack, incidental music projects, I became more focused on film and TV scores. Votes: 0

Being a systematic theologian allows me to indulge all my interests - in literature, film, art, music - by relating them all to God. Votes: 0

There is no art form that has so much in common with film as music. Both affect our emotions directly, not via the intellect. Votes: 0

Film music really is about point of view and you can shift it wherever you want really depending on how you look at it. Votes: 0

I think if you write music for soundtracks then sometimes you do something that you could never do if the film did not exist. Votes: 0

Because of the wealth of fine music spread through the film, working on it held all the fun and excitement of attending a great concert Votes: 0

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced. Votes: 0

The only music I've ever written was for a film called Frank, and the idea was that it was the worst music in the world. Votes: 0

Because of the wealth of fine music spread through the film, working on it held all the fun and excitement of attending a great concert. Votes: 0

There are parallels between the music and film worlds, but they're really very different. I feel like they're just two different ways to channel my creativity. Votes: 0

Music is a big factor in helping the illusion of the film come to life. The same way music brings back different periods of our lives. Votes: 0

In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much to film. Votes: 0

I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter? Votes: 0

When you hear my music and you feel the emotion, it's real. When you see me in a film and you see a tear, it's real. Votes: 0

You have to be able to use it [art] to effect change in the community. That's what gives the film and the music an impactful legacy. Votes: 0

Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading. Votes: 0

My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a media play. Votes: 0

When work resonates with a person, whether it is literature or film or music, then they want to know more about the artist. That's very natural. Votes: 0

Whether we're talking about books, music or film, it's all about storytelling. You get a powerful new way of connecting with people once you hear their stories. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to introduce hip-hop filmmaking to film. There's hip-hop art, dance, music, but there really isn't hip-hop film. So I was trying to do that. Votes: 0

All of my most significant moments somehow involved music. It's like my life was a John Hughes film and somebody had to put together the perfect soundtrack. Votes: 0

In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance. Votes: 0

I almost became a music major, but somehow I was so enthralled with the camera and becoming a director that I stuck with film school and theatrics. Votes: 0

The consumption of information, films, music has been changing in recent decades. It's hard to know what will become the film that can not easily reach [audiences]. Votes: 0

I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all kinds of stuff. Votes: 0

If you're someone who's making film or TV or music, or any kind of art form now, there's a billion outlets and they all have an opinion. Votes: 0

I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study. Votes: 0

If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it's me. I don't feel frightened; I feel challenged. Votes: 0

I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around. Votes: 0

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world. Votes: 0

With television you are producing hours and hours of music and for film it is a shorter experience for both the audience and for you as a composer. Votes: 0

There's a whole gamut of things to do with film music that don't apply when you're making a record or if you're writing a concert piece or something. Votes: 0

I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect. Votes: 0

For at the hour of death you became a celebrated film star, it is a moment of glory for everyone, when the choral music scales the top notes. Votes: 0

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer. Votes: 0

What you do in your art - TV, music, film stuff - touches people. And they want to touch you. So that's a blessing. I'm okay with it. Votes: 0

I hope to do a visual for every 
single thing, even if it's as small as a gif or as big as a whole dance music film. Votes: 0

I'm passionate about music, food, books, film, blah, blah. The same things everyone is passionate about, no? Love, sex, connection. Peace. Not f - - g up our planet. Votes: 0

My inspiration always comes from different places. Sometimes it's a piece of music or being in nature or seeing a film or reading a magazine. I find inspiration everywhere. Votes: 0

Gene Autry was a pioneering star in the early days of music, radio, film, television and rodeo performances. I am proud to posthumously honor such an inspiring role model Votes: 0

Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt. Votes: 0

There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and whatever is making me happy or mad. Votes: 0

There have been times when I've made special arrangements to meet people in music, film, business or politics, and I'll continue to do so if the people are sincere. Votes: 0

Music plays a huge role in the movie. The music in Star Wars, I can't imagine what the movie would have been like without it. It made the film. Votes: 0

Think about the number of people who do film music, make records and have a Native American heritage - and I may be the only one on the list. Votes: 0

The fact that certain composers have been able to create first-class music within the medium of film proves that film music can be as good as the composer is gifted. Votes: 0

Does film music really matter to the average moviegoer? A great score, after all, can't save a bad film, and a bad score - so it's said - can't sink a good one. Votes: 0

It's a funny thing with the inspiration thing. There's always loads of music around that I absolutely love and films going back to when I started making film music in the mid-80's. Votes: 0

Electronic music lends itself to an abstract way of storytelling, so it keeps evolving. Theres a whole movement truly driving music further and there is no other music innovating as much as film music Votes: 0