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“From Ennio [Morricone] I ask for themes that clothe my characters easily. He's never read a script of mine to compose the music, because many times he's composed the music before the script is ever written.”

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Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone was an influential Italian film director known for his unique style of Western films and musical contributions. His works hold a significant place in film history, particularly his 'Once Upon a Time in the West' and 'A Fistful of Dollars' trilogies. more

“What I do is give Ennio Morricone suggestions and describe to him my characters, and then, quite often, he'll possibly write five themes for one character. And five themes for another. And then I'll take one piece of one of them and put it with a piece of another one for that character or take another theme from another character and move it into this character.... And when I have my characters finally dressed, then he composes.”

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Author:Sergio Leone

“I don't enter into particulars with [Ennio Morricone]. I give him the feeling and the suggestions of the characters.”

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Author:Sergio Leone

“I've always felt that music is more expressive than dialogue. I've always said that my best dialogue and screenwriter is Ennio Morricone. Because, many times, it is more important a note or an orchestration than a line said.”

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Author:Sergio Leone

“When you manage to express something with a look and the music instead of saying it with words or having the character speak, I think it's a more complete work.”

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Author:Sergio Leone