17 Ennio Morricone Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ennio Morricone

Italian Composer

Born: Nov 10, 1928

Before Director Me Music Write You

Related authors: Claudio Monteverdi Gian Carlo Menotti Gioachino Rossini Ludovico Einaudi Ruggero Leoncavallo

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

Me Win Every Would Course Years Up Theft Oscar Two

It had a very good arrangement by Herbie Hancock, but it used existing pieces. Ennio Morricone

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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. Ennio Morricone

Good You Animal Ugly Realistic Way Say Bad Main Also Became Sound Sounds Coyote Movie Psychological Theme Used

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 one day I came into the kitchen and it was on the table, ruining all the food we were about to eat. I was so annoyed that I took it to a friend's house in the country. Ennio Morricone

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

Few Type Must Favourite Very Pizza Base Tomatoes Thin

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. Ennio Morricone

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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. Ennio Morricone

Work Me Films Musical Extremely Boring Horror Horror Films Only Various Could Write Exciting Genres Been Scores Westerns Really

If you scroll through all the movies I've worked on, you can understand how I was a specialist in westerns, love stories, political movies, action thrillers, horror movies, and so on. So in other words, I'm no specialist, because I've done everything. I'm a specialist in music. Ennio Morricone

Love Music You Words Political Action Other Everything Horror Horror Movies Thrillers Through Because Understand How Westerns Done Love Stories In Other Words Stories Movies Scroll Worked Specialist

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. Ennio Morricone

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

People Contentment Feel Like Understand Done

I never watch the dailies. What I usually do is have a look at the rough or final cut, and I just get something from the story. Sometimes I start composing even before the director has shot anything. The dailies don't help me at all. Ennio Morricone

I like composing music, but I love being with my family. Ennio Morricone

Love Music Family Composing Like Being

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 far away from the images of the movie. Ennio Morricone

Life Music Own Live Films Like Because Concerts Conducting Just Movie Far Far Away Really Convinced Away Images

In music, what is very important is temporality of space and length, based on the breathing space the director gives the music within the film, by separating the music from various elements of reality, like noises, dialogues... That's how you treat music properly, but it doesn't always happen this way. Music is often blamed, but it's not its fault. Ennio Morricone

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