- Or do all grasshoppers play music?
- All grasshoppers try. I'm sure you've heard this.
- Mmm-hmm.
- Ghastly, isn't it? Cricket stuff.

— Mr. Grasshopper (Simon Callow)

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14 seconds sound clip from the James and the Giant Peach (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:54:15.443 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Good show, old boy.

- Thanks, Mr. Grasshopper.

- That music!

- Oh, Sir James! Did I disturb you? So sorry. I... I'll put this away.

- No, no! I like it. I used to hear it at my aunts' house before I went to sleep. That was you, wasn't it?

- Or do all grasshoppers play music?

- All grasshoppers try. I'm sure you've heard this.

- Mmm-hmm.

- Ghastly, isn't it? Cricket stuff.

- Music should be the voice of the soul.

- What does that mean?

- It means that when I'm happy, my music sounds like this.

- And when I'm sad, it's like this.

- When I was sad, I used to climb in bed with my mum and dad. But that was a long time ago.

- I'm sure they'd be very proud of you, James. I know we are.

[...]

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