Quotes by Composers

The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila. Harrison Birtwistle

Me Had Piece Influence Large

The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles. Harrison Birtwistle

Tells Angles Opera Contradictions Different Different Angles Story Many

Music is such a problem in the time it takes. Harrison Birtwistle

Music Time Problem Takes

It's the irrational things that interest me. Harrison Birtwistle

Me Irrational Interest Things

In the end it doesn't matter what you do. Harrison Birtwistle

You Matter End In The End

I'm not an architectural composer. Harrison Birtwistle

Composer Architectural

I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music. Harrison Birtwistle

Attitude Music Sense Lover Music Lover Something Never Had Look

I didn't have a record player. Harrison Birtwistle

Record Record Player Player

I always write the pieces I want to write. Harrison Birtwistle

Write Pieces Always Want

At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings. Hector Berlioz

Failure Admit Failings Least Lack Modesty

I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial. Hoagy Carmichael

Music Song Singing Commercial Theme Theme Song Publisher

In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers. Hoagy Carmichael

Composers Hits Hollywood Ground Rainbow

Ragtime was my lullaby. Hoagy Carmichael

Lullaby

This exploded in me almost more music than I could consume. Hoagy Carmichael

Music Me More Could Consume Almost Than Exploded

When you see 'Lord of the Rings,' you want to feel like you've been dropped into it and that you're part of it. You don't want to be aware of how it's being done; you just want it to feel really seamless. Howard Shore

You Rings See Part Dropped Feel Like How Lord Lord Of The Rings Been Done Just Being Want Being Done Really Seamless Aware

I always believed 'The Fly' to be a classic opera story. It's a tale of love and death, true love surviving in the face of physical decay and ultimate sacrifice. Howard Shore

Love Death True Love Fly Face Sacrifice Physical Classic True Tale Opera Always Ultimate Ultimate Sacrifice Surviving Decay Story Believed

I love working with an orchestra, but there are many ways to make music. Howard Shore

Love Music Ways Make Orchestra Working Many

The music for 'The Departed' could have been played by an orchestra, but you make a decision about orchestration based on the context of the film. You want the music to broaden the scope of a film, not just repeat what you're seeing. Howard Shore

'Hugo' is made in the classical style of the 1940s. Howard Shore

Made Style Classical Hugo

It is very gratifying to see the music from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy find a new life on the concert stage as it is performed by different orchestras and choruses throughout the world. Howard Shore

Life Music World New Life Stage Find Rings See Trilogy Throughout Performed New Concert Lord Lord Of The Rings Very Orchestra Different Gratifying

I think once a year it's good to look back at the history of Oscar and to embrace the great work that everybody's done this year and set it in place to the great work that's gone on before us. Howard Shore

When you're working on film music, you're only working on 20, 30-minute sections at a time. Howard Shore

Music Time You Sections Only Working Film Film Music