The Best Music in Film

Santosh Sivan

(The Terrorist)

S&S: What is your favourite film soundtrack music and why do you like it so much?
"Amadeus (1984) and Stalker (1979) for very different reasons."
S&S: In what ways does music best enhance a film?
"The music or the themes give you a haunting recall of the films visuals and thoughts, even after a film screening is over."
S&S: What is the most effective sequence of music in your own films?
"In my own film The Terrorist (1998) music is added on to the sounds that exist in the visuals of the film . The whole orchestration that happens when water makes sounds in all its subtleties and in its anger."
Last Updated: 29 Sep 2008