Epic Music Quotes

There was no better entrance in history than The Ultimate Warrior. It was the greatest entrance between the music that had that guitar riff, and that face paint, and the tassels, and the gear. It was the greatest!

When I was little, I saw the play 'Les Miserables' on Broadway, I thought it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

I am associated with techno epics.

I mean, it was a mummy movie. It was a good film independent of its source. It that looks like Lawrence of Arabia on steroids in a lot of ways.

There's a song called 'Slip To The Void,' which is fairly long and has more of an epic approach. And I guess for lack of a better term some people might throw the progressive tag on it. I don't know if it necessarily falls into that - a few people have brought that up who have heard it.

What's amazing about 'Game of Thrones' is that it's set in a fantasy world; it's a fantasy story. So I always say that with the score, we're open to do whatever we want.

I would love to do more superhero work; as a young film composer, that is one of the things you dream of.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

My darlings, if I can't write dark, epic music, I can't live!

Something I grew up with is John Williams, of course, with 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars.'

Obviously, the 'Rocky' theme is one of the most recognizable themes in film.

The opening of 'There Will Be Blood' with that score and then deafening silence was memorable.

When I was first writing, I was writing mostly about sporting events, which was really what my assignments were. I was working on the Tour de France bike race and the Barcelona Olympic Games, and those songs tend to be very big, very bombastic-type music, which is the type of music that I love to write.

I'd say for a film composer, 'Star Wars' is kind of like the holy grail of film music. It's probably the best film music ever written.

I love huge dramatic songs with ridiculously big orchestral parts.

The music that they play at White Hart Lane before you walk out is just... I absolutely love it. I think it's from Star Wars.