Domhnall Gleeson Quotes

As a screen composer or film-music writer, I need something that I can work with in the body of the score. Like 'Charade,' 'Moon River,' 'Wine and Roses,' 'Dear Heart' - they were all just themes that grew out of the picture.

I'd love to do a whole soundtrack to a movie.

I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.

I'm getting to compose music for diverse language films from all over the country.

Composing music for 'Mungaru Male 2' is a big responsibility and challenge.

My only real hobby is playing music. I write a lot of music on guitar and keyboards and hope one day to make a record or maybe even write the score for a film.

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

A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for a good film.

I have done songs here and there. But I have never scored a film. That is something I would like to do at some point.

Normally, when people compose for film, you give them the film, and they look at it, and they compose it.

I wouldn't mind doing a soundtrack someday.

I've not used a score in any of my films so far.

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

Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

In most films music is brought in at the end, after the picture is more or less locked, to amplify the emotions the filmmaker wants you to feel.

Right now I just finished writing the music for a Rugrats feature film and the third week of September I go to London, and the Orchestra is going to perform the score.

Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel.

When Kubrick called me about 'The Shining,' it was very strange. He first asked me to write music for his film, but I instead gave him suggestions about some of my pieces. I told him about 'The Awakening of Jacob,' which he did use in 'The Shining.'

I had a really pleasant time composing music for 'Raaga.'

Without the knowledge of music, it would be very hard to write film music. There are so many films, and each one has a different historical background and everything.

I am happy film stars are singing in their films. I hope to work as a music director for a film where actors will sing all the songs.

Well I think usually I would do six or even 10 scores a year. Some are big films and some are not.

When I'm writing film music, I feel like I'm more a filmmaker than a composer. It's more about what the film needs. I'm basically part of the team that's creating a film, and the music is a very important part, but it's just one part of many.

I would love to compose for an entire film because it will be a different experience.

My hobby is my profession, and therefore, I keep on composing creatively.