"In that long sequence, when Lawrence enters in the desert to rescue a lost man, Lean listened the music I wrote and wanted to extend the scene to let my work stay completely"

This quote by Maurice Jarre is describing the scene in the motion picture Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean. In this scene, Lawrence goes into the desert to rescue a lost guy. Jarre composed the music for this scene and Lean was so pleased with it that he wanted to extend the scene to let Jarre's work stay completely. This quote talks to the power of music in film and how it can be used to improve a scene and create a more effective psychological action from the audience. Jarre's music was so efficient that Lean wanted to extend the scene to offer it more time to be valued. This quote likewise talks to the skill of Jarre as a composer and how his music was able to catch the emotion of the scene and make it even more effective.