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.
Ennio MorriconeI was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.
Ennio MorriconeI 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 MorriconeThere was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar.
Ennio Morricone