“Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach,...” — Ennio Morricone Quote

“Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I don't understand why this happens in the movie industry.”

“My favourite type of pizza is a Napoletana: tomatoes, mozzarella, and very few anchovies. It must have a thin base.”

“I 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.”

“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.”

“Some movies work really well with music from Bach or Mahler that existed long before the film, so music has its own autonomy.”

“If you learn classical guitar, you play Bach, and then John Dowland. He's the greatest. He's interesting for many, many reasons.”

“In the 1950s in the United States, few music lovers were listening to chamber music. Daddy played Bach and Haydn on our phonograph for me. Not only did I become familiar with the form; he discussed the concerti. My own head start. My own Head Start.”

“As far as rock groups, I really like Stone Temple Pilots. As for classical composers, it's Bach. I love Paganini, too, the Italian composer who would break strings during a performance and finish playing on just one string. Someone I would have loved to play with is Jimi Hendrix.”

“For me, you can put on something by Bach, and I'll feel better.”

“The first music I got really into was Bach.”

“I don't think I had a Catherine Bach poster, but I know a lot of my friends desecrated those, big time.”