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This is a list of compositions by composer, orchestrator and conductor Ennio Morricone. He composed and arranged scores for more than 400 film and television productions. [1] [2] Morricone was considered one of the most influential and best-selling film composers since the late 1940s. [3]
- 50 years of movie magic. On 6 July 2020, it was announced that movie music maestro Ennio Morricone has died in Rome. As the music and film world mourns one of its greats, we honour the incredible contribution of the man who penned over 500 movies and TV series, won hearts, and changed the sound of cinema forever.
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Moviegoers got to see Clint Eastwood's inscrutable 'man with no name' for the first time in Sergio Leone's pioneering Spaghetti Western.
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) The third film in the so-called 'Dollars Trilogy' following 'A Fistful of Dollars' and 'For a Few Dollars More'.
- Once Upon a Time in the West. An epic story with all the expected ingredients - a mysterious stranger (with harmonica), a notorious desperado, the beautiful widow in danger, and a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Perhaps the most famous of these is their album entitled The Feed-back, which combines free jazz and avant-garde classical music with funk; the album frequently is sampled by hip hop DJs and is considered to be one of the most collectable records in existence, often fetching more than $1,000 at auction.
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- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) “[I wanted] to evoke the coyote’s voice in order to convey the idea of animal violence in the Wild West,” Morricone said.
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) The opening track is as operatic and mournful as the movie’s title; the next cut (“As A Judgment) is all skeletal, sharp guitars (Morricone said he wanted them to “wound the audience’s ears”) and what sounds like a hot wind blowing through a graveyard before a horn section comes in.
- The Thing (1982) No slouch in the film-score–composing department, John Carpenter nonetheless sought out one of his idols to work on the soundtrack to his remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic.
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Sergio Leone had been talking about his magnum opus, a gangster film about the rise and fall of two Jewish mobsters, for decades; when he finally got the chance to make would turn out to be his final film, he naturally enlisted his old partner to come up with a score.
A tribute to the legendary Italian composer who created some of the most iconic and memorable soundtracks in cinema. Discover his works for Westerns, war films, and more, from The Mission to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Nov 10, 2023 · Explore the top 10 best Ennio Morricone film soundtracks, including his most famous works for spaghetti westerns and other genres. Listen to clips of his iconic themes for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, and more.
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Jul 6, 2020 · Listen to the best film music by the late maestro, who composed more than 400 original scores. From Westerns to epics, from Leone to Tarantino, here are his most memorable works.
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