Ennio Morricone

I want people to know about all the kinds of music that I write. Some believe I just write film scores, which…

— Ennio Morricone

Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I dont understand why this happens…

— Ennio Morricone

I can't be enthusiastic as soon as I write something on the music sheet. The music sheet is only the beginning: it…

— Ennio Morricone

Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I don't understand why this happens…

— Ennio Morricone

I also used these realistic sounds in a psychological way. With The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, I used animal sounds…

— Ennio Morricone

There are some directors who actually fear the possible success of music. They fear that the audience or the critics will think…

— Ennio Morricone

The respect for a musical score must come from the director... If the director has no power and has to surrender to…

— Ennio Morricone

I really like conducting my music in concerts because I'm convinced it's not just for films; it has its own life. It…

— Ennio Morricone

I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds.

— Ennio Morricone

In my youth, cinemas showed two films in one day. I used to watch both of them. It may sound strange, but…

— Ennio Morricone

There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar.

— Ennio Morricone

I dislike cats. I like horses, some monkeys, and sweet dogs that aren't too aggressive. I used to have a wonderful, big…

— Ennio Morricone

Music is an experience, not a science.

— Ennio Morricone

It could have been extremely boring to write musical scores for only westerns of horror films. It was really exciting for me…

— Ennio Morricone

If you scroll through all the movies I've worked on, you can understand how I was a specialist in westerns, love stories,…

— Ennio Morricone

I often use the same harmonies as pop music because the complexity of what I do is elsewhere.

— Ennio Morricone

My favourite type of pizza is a Napoletana: tomatoes, mozzarella, and very few anchovies. It must have a thin base.

— Ennio Morricone

My more risky or avant garde music is not that well known to a wider audience, but I wish it was.

— Ennio Morricone

They're all my children... every score I've done.

— Ennio Morricone

I don't know the names of any pop musicians. Pop music is standardised; it's made to please the largest audience possible. I…

— Ennio Morricone

I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.

— Ennio Morricone

I like to feel and understand people's contentment with what I've done.

— Ennio Morricone

Music needs room to breathe.

— Ennio Morricone

Popularity doesn't bother me. It attests to the affection and comprehension of the public. The important thing is to retain the pioneer…

— Ennio Morricone

I was born in 1928, so in 1943, 1944, we had the war in Rome. There were a lot of hardships, a…

— Ennio Morricone