A Quote by Harold Prince

There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling.

Harold Prince

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Harold Prince
American - Producer
Born: January 30, 1928

Composers and lyricists are not responsible for storyline and casting. One can imagine actors shouldering this responsibility, since they charge for half the film. But producers never ask actors to share the losses. Instead, they train their guns on composers and lyricists.

Shaan

The more dollars the studio producers put in, the less freedom we have. If the budget hits $100m, they get scared - they'll take the existing score of a successful movie and expect composers to copy it, like wallpaper. The biggest challenge for any composer in Hollywood is to be as creative as possible within those boundaries.

A. R. Rahman

There's no lack of talent out there. I suspect there is a lack of creative guidance, and that would not be solely the responsibility of a director but also a producer.

Harold Prince

I came across a lot of young composers who have got passion but lack experience. I want to help them out.

Sukhwinder Singh

Composers and lyricists are making songs that are approved by the producers and directors.

Shaan

The most important thing to remember is that the composer is a senior partner. You cannot force a subject on a composer if it doesn't inspire him. He has to take the lead, you are an enabler, and you are creating the enabling conditions under which he can write great music. Your words are secondary. Many librettists in opera collaborations in the past have forgotten this, or not known it, or refuse to accept it and tried to get out in front of the creative process and it just doesn't work that way.

Terry Teachout

I want young Indian composers to be able to do more than just film music. I want to give them the skills that will enable them to create their own palette of sounds instead of having to write formulaic music. It doesn't matter if they become sound engineers, producers, composers or performers - I want them to be as imaginative as they like.

A. R. Rahman

Many great composers have died in poverty. I have not faced hardships, like having to struggle for food, thanks to reasonable producers.

Ilaiyaraaja

I've got a collection of songs that I've had, I keep adding to and they're all great American composers. I wanted to showcase American composers and I've done that on a lot of my records and played things by American composers that I really respect.

Charlie Haden

O wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful wonderful! And yet again wonderful, and after that, out of all hooping.

William Shakespeare

My life is cluttered with the most wonderful memorabilia. And wonderful creative experiences.

George Stevens

I didn't come in as a writer that found producers, I came in under producers. So I've always respected the actual production process and producers in general.

Pusha T

The law is against us music composers. We have no legal control over our compositions. Music companies are selling our songs to producers at throwaway prices. We are helpless.

Rajesh Roshan

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