1432 quotes by composers for you to enjoy

I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs. Jimmy Webb

Together Words Other Way Clash Songs Like Around Up Bang Against Each

As I've grown - dare I say it - older, I had hopes of indulging my dreams of being a sailor. Jimmy Webb

Dreams Older Say Dare Hopes Had Indulging Sailor Being Grown

I've been fortunate that when Frank Sinatra was in concert, he would say, 'Here's a song by a wonderful young songwriter, Jimmy Webb,' and I'd be in the front row and stand up. That gets people talking about you. Jimmy Webb

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I think it's prima facie evidence for the existence of God because for me to grow up and actually end up working with Glen Campbell is almost unbelievable. Jimmy Webb

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I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning 'full of the spirit.' I do believe that it comes to you. Jimmy Webb

You Believe Spirit Strongly Inspiration Literally Meaning Full

I rode all around Hollywood listening to Donna Summer, looking out the window - all by myself - just going, 'I'm number one!' It's a pretty extraordinary feeling. Jimmy Webb

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I believe that things can be expressed very powerfully through simplicity. Johann Johannsson

Simplicity Believe Through Very Expressed Things

One very early influence was reading about John Cage's experience in an anechoic room where the only sound you are left with is the high-pitched drone of your nervous system. Johann Johannsson

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Give the composer time to experiment, time to try out ideas. Also, the time to fail. When the composer has very little time, the temptation is to reach for stock ideas - ideas they know will work and have worked in the past. Johann Johannsson

Always really good audiences in Belgium. Johann Johannsson

Good Always Audiences Really Belgium

I don't watch TV that much, but I like to get series on DVD and watch them all back-to-back. Johann Johannsson

TV Like Get Them Much Series Watch

I think melancholy is kind of a misunderstood emotion. I don't think it's necessarily an unpleasant or bad emotion. Johann Johannsson

Think Melancholy Kind Bad Unpleasant Emotion Misunderstood Necessarily

Melancholy is a state that I very much enjoy being in, actually. It's not the same as feeling sad. It's a more complex emotion; it derives from a tragic view of the world, a tragic view of art. Johann Johannsson

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Music should resonate with people on an emotional level. That's one of the criterions I use for an idea. Does it speak simply and directly without obfuscation and without being unnecessarily complex or obscure? Johann Johannsson

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I'm interested in extremes, in many ways. Johann Johannsson

Extremes Ways Interested Many

When I write music for a film, I'm not writing a solo album, and I'm not writing a personal piece. I'm part of a team of artists. So I think like a filmmaker more than a composer. Johann Johannsson

Music Writing Think Solo Composer More Write Part Like Piece Than Personal Artists Team Film Album Filmmaker

I think I have a sound or a certain feel in certain harmonies in the way I construct melodies. Johann Johannsson

Think Harmonies Way Melodies Construct Feel Sound Certain

I try not to obfuscate or to be to obscure or to be too cerebral. I like to work on a visceral, emotional level. Johann Johannsson

Work Try Too Visceral Obscure Emotional Emotional Level Like Cerebral Level

I'm fascinated by the ruins and remains of industrialisation. Johann Johannsson

Ruins Remains Fascinated

Sometimes you write music to a script or while a film is being edited. Sometimes I write without seeing any images, but that's rare. The approach is often based on practical decisions, but I'm interested in the narrative and physical space that music can occupy in a film or play. Johann Johannsson

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Brass has a very distinctive sound. It's delicate but powerful, but it's also melancholic and plaintive. Johann Johannsson

Distinctive Delicate Powerful Also Sound Very Brass

The idea that things should last just doesn't fit the economic model anymore. Johann Johannsson

Economic Idea Fit Model Just Anymore Should Things Last

Cheap electronics are not built to be repaired. They're just used and then discarded. Johann Johannsson

Cheap Discarded Built Just Then Used Electronics

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