57 Movie Quotes about Composers (+ Sound Clips) - page 4

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.

31 Rachmaninoff! -The second piano concerto. It isn't fair. -Not fair? Why? -Because every time I hear it, I go to pieces. Oh?

Marilyn Monroe as The Girl in The Seven Year Itch (1952)

32 Well, how about some music? -Fine. -Let's see. Let's see what we've got here. Debussy. Ravel. Stravinsky.

Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch (1952)

33 Maybe we better send Rachmaninoff to the showers. I'm afraid this wasn't such a good idea.

Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch (1952)

34 I understand the Krauts had a composer way back with a Johann Sebastian in it.

William Holden as J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

35 But I can tell you one thing: Schulz was no composer. He was a schweinehund. Was he ever a lousy schweinehund.

William Holden as J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

36 What do you want to hear, Price, Home on the Range? Or maybe a little Wagner?

William Holden as J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

37 So, he gets this piece of Pavarotti... -It was Paganini. -Whatever. -It was Paganini. -Look, this is my story, okay? -Then tell it right, Cob. Pavarotti is a tenor. Paganini was a composer.

Courtney B. Vance as Jonesy in The Hunt for Red October

38 Oh, uh, won't you... won't you say something else for the nice people, Beethoven?

Allan Lane as Mister Ed in Mister Ed

39 I had Mr. Mozart to keep me company.

Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption

40 It was a bit from the glorious 9th by Ludwig van.

Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange

57 Movie Quotes about Composers (+ Sound Clips) - page 4

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