Ennio Morricone Professions : Composer Born : November 10, 1928 Browse All Authors Top 30 quotes by Ennio Morricone 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 of 'West Side Story,' things were different. Ennio Morricone story day thought youth My more risky or avant garde music is not that well known to a wider audience, but I wish it was. Ennio Morricone i-wish more music wish I often use the same harmonies as pop music because the complexity of what I do is elsewhere. Ennio Morricone same because music use 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 words you music love De Palma is delicious! He respects music; he respects composers. For 'The Untouchables,' everything I proposed to him was fine, but then he wanted a piece that I didn't like at all, and of course we didn't have an agreement on that. It was something I didn't want to write - a triumphal piece for the police. Ennio Morricone everything police music want I want people to know about all the kinds of music that I write. Some believe I just write film scores, which is not true. Ennio Morricone true music believe people 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 good music fear success 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. Ennio Morricone surrender respect problem power I like to feel and understand people's contentment with what I've done. Ennio Morricone feel understand done people 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 start look me sometimes Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors