For me, when I watch something without music, I'm instantly thinking, "Okay, what am I going to do here? How am I going to convey this?" I take notes…

- Joseph Trapanese

That's what I love about film scoring. Every situation is new. Every show is a new adventure.

- Joseph Trapanese

When a musician is conveying that fresh feeling, that's what appeals to me, even more so than the style.

- Joseph Trapanese

One important thing, just being a film composer in general, is to have a great respect for the art that you're working on - a great respect for the f…

- Joseph Trapanese

A lot of modern film scoring is about a lack of themes, so I try to find ways of using music that doesn't necessarily have thematic material in it to…

- Joseph Trapanese

I try to talk as little as possible, unless I see something that I might disagree with.

- Joseph Trapanese

I have to put myself back in the audience's shoes and figure out what they would know and not know. But, there are also times when I do know what's c…

- Joseph Trapanese

What I love about film scoring is that all the answers are in the story. You just need to get in tune with the story and realize it musically.

- Joseph Trapanese

I'm interested in finding sounds and ideas that help bring the audience into the world that we [moviemakes] are all trying to create. Sometimes that'…

- Joseph Trapanese