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Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt.
Alex North



Biography
Author Profession: Composer
Nationality: American
Born: December 4, 1910
Died: September 8, 1991

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There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.
Alex North

Today it's not culture; it's box office.
Alex North

The United States and Turkey are the only two countries that don't have some kind of subsidy for the Arts. The whole culture in society has made certain films more acceptable. I turned down so many films in the '60s and '70s.
Alex North

Composers today get a TV script on Friday and have to record on Tuesday. It's just dreadful to impose on gifted talent and expect decent music under these conditions.
Alex North

I like what I hear as a resulting combination of these two strands... something of a combination of familiarity and, for lack of a better word, strangeness.
Alex North

There are scores you have to write objectively without getting involved.
Alex North

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