We live in a modern world, and in contemporary music the central fact is contamination. Not the contamination of disease but the contamination of musical styles. If you find this in me, that is good. — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
I want people to know about all the kinds of music that I write. Some believe I just write film scores, which is not… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I dont understand why this happens in the… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
I can't be enthusiastic as soon as I write something on the music sheet. The music sheet is only the beginning: it has to… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
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… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
I also used these realistic sounds in a psychological way. With The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, I used animal sounds - as… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
There are some directors who actually fear the possible success of music. They fear that the audience or the critics will think the film… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
The respect for a musical score must come from the director... If the director has no power and has to surrender to budgetary constraints,… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
I really like conducting my music in concerts because I'm convinced it's not just for films; it has its own life. It can live… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds. — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
In my youth, cinemas showed two films in one day. I used to watch both of them. It may sound strange, but 'West Side Story' was the only musical I liked. I didn't like musicals, or films with songs, at all. I always thought they were not real, that the songs sounded a little bit false. But in the case… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share
There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar. — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
I dislike cats. I like horses, some monkeys, and sweet dogs that aren't too aggressive. I used to have a wonderful, big cat, and… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
