Paraphrase 2023-01
“Movies and music existed separately, but he made them into one entity. That's why I want to emulate him and combine film and video games into one.”
What it documents
Kojima placed Morricone above fandom, saying that what he feels for Morricone is abnormal and goes beyond being a fan, and calling him like our master. He formulated the inheritance he wants to take up by saying that movies and music existed separately and Morricone made them into one entity, and that he wants to emulate him and unite film and video games into one. The direct dream died with him: Kojima said he wanted to ask Morricone to do video game music, but that dream did not come true.
Source
HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 19 «Hideo Kojima x Ennio Morricone» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription, 2023-01 (00:12:08–00:12:46 and 00:25:22–00:25:41). View source ↗
“Well, it's really quite abnormal what I feel for Morricone. He has many fans, but it almost goes beyond just being a fan. He's like our master. […] Yeah, I wanted to ask him to work on game music, but unfortunately that dream didn't come true.”