I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Music is so crucial to every film, I think.
You know, sound was still a fairly new thing when I came into movies. And the reason musicals happened is because of sound. They could put music in the picture! That's how it all began.
For a long time I have compared cinema to music, I think cinema has a lot to do with the rhythm of music.
I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.
Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.
I think if you watch most of my films with the sound off, you could still tell what's going on.
Usually music is used to hide a film's problems.
All movies, when they're about the music business, tend to have a bit of a wide latitude in terms of how things really were.
Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.
I feel like soundtrack music is almost like seeing the movie again, but with my ears.