I suspect it's a cultural and generational thing. These days many Americans can't name the modern composers who score the films they watch. For the generation

I suspect it's a cultural and generational thing. These days many Americans can't name the modern composers who score the films they watch. For the generation who grew up with the Fistful series, they probably know Ennio Morricone is extricably linked to Sergio Leone, much in the same way my generation knows John Williams and George Lucas are linked.