57 Movie Quotes about Composers (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Aug 19, 2025

Memorable quotes about composers, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Directed by Rabbit, written by Rabbit, from an original idea by Rabbit, based on a notion by Rabbit, starring... the others. Oh, yes. Original music composed by Rabbit, too.

Rabbit From Winnie The Pooh in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

2 It had been a wonderful evening. And what I needed now to give it the perfect ending was a bit of the old Ludwig van.

Malcolm McDowell as Alex Delarge in A Clockwork Orange

3 But it's not fair. It's not fair I should feel ill when I hear lovely, lovely Ludwig van.

Malcolm McDowell as Alex Delarge in A Clockwork Orange

4 Okay. Put down Zombie Mozart, Bach and Beethoven this instant.

Adam Sandler as Count Dracula in Hotel Transylvania

5 Can't cha see me on the stage performing Mozart. Tickling the ivories, 'til they gleam.

Mandy Moore as Rapunzel in Tangled

6 Do you like Beethoven? -What? -If you're gonna hang around here, you've gotta like Beethoven. -All right, but I'll just have a small glass.

Pamelyn Ferdin as Lucy Van Pelt in Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971)

7 What did you say? What do you mean Beethoven wouldn't have made it in Nashville? -Did he have the Nashville sound? Huh? Did he? Did he?

Pamelyn Ferdin as Lucy Van Pelt; Schroeder From Peanuts in Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971)

8 I'm doing a paper on Beethoven. Did you know he never played hockey? -He didn't? -No, he didn't. If he had played hockey, he would have written some hockey music.

Angela Lee as Lucy Van Pelt in It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

9 And presenting the distinguished court composer, Horatio Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian!

Jodi Benson as Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid (1989)

10 What do you mean, Beethoven wasn't so great? -He never got his picture on bubble-gum cards, did he? Have you ever seen his picture on a bubble-gum card? Hmm? How can you say someone is great who's never had his picture on bubble-gum cards?

Tracy Stratford as Lucy Van Pelt in A Charlie Brown Christmas

57 Movie Quotes about Composers (+ Sound Clips)

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