Ennio Morricone death: Sergio Leone kept composer from scoring Stanley Kubrick film in biggest career ‘regret’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The greatest regret of Italian composer Ennio Morricone’s career was due to an apparent lie told by his regular collaborator, Sergio Leone. Due to the fact that Morricone had just completed work on Leone’s A Fistful of Dynamite, Kubrick called the director to ensure he wasn’t stepping on his toes. The problem was that Kubrick’s decency made him phone Sergio Leone, who was mixing the film I’d just composed the music for, and I’d finished working on. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Reflecting on his career in general, Morricone said it “annoyed” him that people “only remember for” the spaghetti western genre.