Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla Quotes

With bad movies, I have this image in my head of the director and the editor in the editing room watching a scene that is not happening, looking at each other and saying, 'Put some music in there.'

Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla Bajofondo

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• With bad movies, I have this image in my head of the director and the editor in the editing room watching a scene that is not happening, looking at each other and saying, 'Put some music in there.'

  

  Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla Bajofondo
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