Composer Ennio Morricone Says He Will No Longer Work With Quentin Tarantino

You won’t be hearing the music of Italian composer Ennio Morricone in any more Quentin Tarantino films, despite having been a staple in the past five, including “Django Unchained.”

The 84-year-old says of the famous director: “I wouldn’t like to work with him again, on anything.”

Why the strong proclamation?

Morricone objects to the way Tarantino uses music in his movies, saying he “places music in his films without coherence.”

Or, according to his website (translated from Italian), “The Maestro has had to renounce writing of the sonorous column (music) of the new Quentin Tarantino film.”

“He said last year he wanted to work with me again ever since 'Inglourious Basterds,' but I told him I couldn't, because he didn’t give me enough time. So he just used a song I had written previously,” the composer said.

Tarantino had to work hard to get Morricone to write for his movies in the first place, starting back as far as “Pulp Fiction,” when he was unsuccessful.

With “Inglourious Basterds,” Morricone originally agreed he might pen the music, but only under the understanding that he might not be able to at all, and would only attempt it on his own timeline. However with the shooting rate so rapid, it was only of Morricone’s older songs that made it into the film.

"Tarantino will finish shooting the film in February and has to deliver it by the end of April in time for Cannes. That doesn't leave me enough time to do the music. Either I start working on it before he stops shooting -- after we discuss it together -- or I just can't do it.”

However there are no hard feelings. Morricone presented Tarantino with a lifetime achievement award at the International Rome Film Festival in January.