I was lucky enough to sing in Ennio Morricone's premier American concert at Radio City and the General UN! Even shook his hand, though unlikely he remembers me.
He was so grumpy, actually, not a very pleasant man, though it was amusing to see him argue with the orchestra in Italian.
But right now? Favorite composer would probably be Gabriel Faure (obsessed with the requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine).