Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie. Because of this, I have almost always been very frustrated while writing a score. I therefore can't select any of my scores as favorites.


As quoted by David Milner, "Akira Ifukube Interview I", Kaiju Conversations (December 1992)

Akira Ifukube Quotes

Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie....

Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie....

Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie....

Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie....