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I dont believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be
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"I don't believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so"

- Esa-Pekka Salonen

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This quote by Esa-Pekka Salonen recommends that he does not think in shows film music simply for the sake of it being film music. Rather, he thinks that there need to be a real creative reason for shows film music. This recommends that Salonen believes that movie music must be configured only if it is of a high artistic quality and has something to use to the audience. He believes that film music ought to not be set merely because it is popular or since it is connected with a specific movie. Instead, it ought to be programmed due to the fact that it has something to provide musically and artistically. This quote shows Salonen's commitment to programs music of the highest creative quality, no matter its genre or origin.

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Finland Flag This quote is written / told by Esa-Pekka Salonen somewhere between June 30, 1958 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from Finland. The author also have 34 other quotes.

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