Ennio Morricone quotes

I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds. (Ennio Morricone)
I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy. View quote
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You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation. View quote
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I don't know the names of any pop musicians. Pop music is standardised; it's made to please the largest audience possible. I also compose to please a large audience, but when you listen to my music, you understand that I have studied and applied the whole history of composition. View quote
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I also used these realistic sounds in a psychological way. With The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, I used animal sounds - as you say, the coyote sound - so the sound of the animal became the main theme of the movie. View quote
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The respect for a musical score must come from the director... If the director has no power and has to surrender to budgetary constraints, this is where we have the problem. View quote
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My more risky or avant garde music is not that well known to a wider audience, but I wish it was. View quote
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Music needs room to breathe. View quote
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It could have been extremely boring to write musical scores for only westerns of horror films. It was really exciting for me to work in all these various genres. View quote
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There are some directors who actually fear the possible success of music. They fear that the audience or the critics will think the film has worked because there was a very good music score. View quote
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I often use the same harmonies as pop music because the complexity of what I do is elsewhere. (Ennio Morricone)
I like composing music, but I love being with my family. View quote
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Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I don't understand why this happens in the movie industry. View quote
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They're all my children... every score I've done. View quote
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Everyone has to die. I'm not particularly scared about it. What really frightens me is that if I go before my wife, I will leave her alone, and vice versa. The ideal would be to die together. View quote
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I always think that when something is currently very trendy, it's already very old. View quote
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There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar. View quote
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