You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation.

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

You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation.

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

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

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

Popularity doesn't bother me. It attests to the affection and comprehension of the public. The important thing is to retain the pioneer spirit. I profoundly love the profession, and I work on each film as if it were the first - and the last. Giving the best of myself. Many of the 'greats' ask their arranger to write their scores for them. Me, I write all alone, from the first note to the last. All.