“Personally, I think this is the best one out of all spaghetti western films. People who aren't familiar with any spaghetti westerns should start by watching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.”
Kojima’s Morricone canon: people unfamiliar with spaghetti westerns should start with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly — Kojima says he personally thinks it is the best of all spaghetti westerns and that he does not think there is anyone who would not like it. Next, Once Upon a Time in the West (with Charles Bronson), whose opening in the station — flies, wind and other ambient noises, with no music — Kojima says uses sound in a crazy way and is among the things he admires most. Of Cinema Paradiso he says all its songs are masterpieces and that there are not many soundtracks where every track is a winner; he is amazed Morricone accepted the assignment when Tornatore was nobody, which Kojima says is what makes him so great. Kojima finishes by recommending buying the soundtrack of The Legend of 1900.
“There are buzzing sounds from flies, the wind, and other environmental noises. It's not music, but the use of these sounds are really effective. […] All the songs in that are masterpieces. There aren't many soundtracks where all the songs in it are winners. […] I love the legend of 1900. Everyone should buy that soundtrack.”