Posted on 05/14/2016 9:19:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The composer, 87, on Napoletana pizza, his dislike of cats and being married for 60 years
I’m growing more and more anxious. Even though I am more self-assured now, my need to always do better and improve myself is stronger. I must seem very worried and concerned most of the time – and it’s because I am. My work carries great responsibility.
My childhood was difficult. I grew up in Rome during the Second World War. First the city was occupied by the Germans, then the Allies arrived. Sometimes we didn’t have enough to eat. After the war ended, I discovered all the terrible things that had happened elsewhere and felt quite lucky.
I’m happy to have won an Oscar, at last. Tarantino didn’t show me the movie when he asked me to write the music for The Hateful Eight – he just sent me the Italian translation of the script. I liked it, as did my wife, so I said yes.
Meeting my wife Maria, and marrying her, are the most romantic moments of my life. She was a friend of one of my sisters. We have been married for 60 years. When I was 40, I told her I would stop composing film music and dedicate my time to what I call my “absolute music”. I said it again at 50, 60, 70 and 80. Maybe when I get to 90, I will stop.
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.
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“See, in this world there are two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJCSNIl2Pls
Someday I’ll learn how to do this correctly, but for now here’s the link to Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
He’s great old friends with Clint Eastwood and he did some of the music even for American Sniper.
I have the theme set as my ring tone.
LOL, hope it’s not the one set for when your spouse calls!
I forget what movie it was, but some guy had the ring tone for whenever his wife called set to “The Imperial March” (Darth Vader’s Theme) and she called him when he was sitting next to her...:)
I know a guy who has that for his wife's ring tone.
“The Ecstasy of Gold” on that is superb (from the movie). Hugo Montenegro’s version is not up to par, although I prefer his “The Good...”
I like his music even if he doesn’t like cats.
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