the spaghetti western.of the musician collaborating with his old school friend, the director, a partnership that started in 1964 with a fistful of dollars. >> the music i wrote for fistful of dollars is not the best i gave to him. we reached our best, in my opinion, with "once upon a time in america." >> ♪ >> his career spans over half a century. he has composed the music for more than 500 films and work for 60 plus directors, but never for clint eastwood. clint eastwood, when he called me to write music for his films, i said no out of respect to sergio leone, not because i did not like the movies he did. i said no to clint. i am really sorry about that. maestro as he is known in his hometown of rome where he has always been based won an honorary oscar in 2007. do you think if you had moved to hollywood that the academy would have awarded you an oscar sooner? >> no, i do not think so. not take the oscar for the film "the mission," the audience protested. that is ok. no problem. i have had a lot of awards. >

not only spaghetti westerns. we had done "once upon a time in america."d to tell him, i have such a small role. he wanted me to come to cannes. i didn't want to go because i felt a part didn't warrant it. he said, i want you to come. i came and i kept complaining, this is such a small part. it turns out to be one of the favorite roles. he said, what do you want to ?all the character austa i said, call him a.l. of. no one knows me anyway. because of my complaints -- the next movie, danny, you are going to be one of the stars with robert deniro. the movie was called "90 days of leningrad." he worked 10 years on the feature. i was thinking i would be in this great epic movie and he passed away. he never got to do the movie which would have been his favorite of all time. >> probably yours too. one clip we are going to show. this is from "do the right thing." >> i never had no trouble from these people. watched these little kids get old. i've seen the old people get older. sure, some of them don't like us, but most of them do. sake, they grew up on my food. i'

which became the sound of not just a movie, but a whole gen a genergenre, the spaghetti western.or: the music i wrote for "a fistful of dollars" is not the best that i gave to leone. we reached our best in my opinion with "once upon a time in america." >> his career spans over half a century. he's composed music for more than 500 films and worked for 60-plus directors. but never for clint eastwood. >> translator: clint eastwood, when he called me to write music for his films, i said no out of respect to sergio leone, not because i did not like the movies that he did. there you are. i said no to clint. i'm really sorry about that. >> these are your bafta and this is your oscar. >> reporter: maestro morricone, as he's known in his hometown, won an honorary oscar in 2007. do you think if you'd moved to hollywood, that the academy would have awarded you an oscar sooner? >> translator: no. i do not think so. when i did not take the oscar for the film "the mission," all the audience in the hall protested. there was a sort of riot. that's okay. no problem. i've had a lot of awards. >> e

he was truly a great director, not only spaghetti western. we'd done a movie together. i used to tell him, oh, i have such a small role. he wanted me to come to the can, the festival. i didn't want to go because i thought the part didn't warrant it. he said, no, danny, i want you to come. so i came and kept complaining, oh, this is such a small part. it turns out to be one of his favorite roles. he says to me, what do you want to call the character because i have no name. i said, kale him aiello, no one knows me anyway. he called him that. because of my complaints it being such a small role, he said, my next, movie, danny, you are going to be one of the stars with robert de niro. and the movie was called 90 days in leningrad. he worked ten years on the feature. i was looking, oh, here i go, i'm going to be in this great, epic movie, and he passed away and never got the do the movie, which would have been his favorite of all time. >> charlie: and probably yours, too. >> yeah, probably would have been. >> charlie: one clip we'll show from do the right thing which we talke

where they shot spaghetti westerns in spain. they should be like paille westerns.to find. nowadays, you have incredible technology. and, ridley is a master of -- he's a real artist. with what he creates with his film images. he's able to create this wonderful human story, after all, the only important thing. special effects mean nothing without a great human story. >> and by the way, i just want to mention, love you on the mike. are you going to sing something for us here? >> i like hank williams an awful lot. [ laughter ] >> we had some microphone difficulties. thank you for taking on the stick mike. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> we appreciate it. christian bale, the consummate profession professional. "exodus, gods and kings" opens nationwide on friday. >>> coming up, we have nick cann >>> always so good to see our next guest, mr. nick cannon, who somehow found the time to write a delightful children's book in the midst of all of his other gigs. as a comedian, an actor, a host -- what did you call it? you called it a -- >> an entrepretainer. >> an entrepretainer.