Ennio Morricone OMRI [1] (/ m ɒr ɪ ˈ k oʊ n eɪ /; Italian: [ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne]; 10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles.

Ennio Morricone's classical compositions include over 15 piano concertos, a trumpet concerto, 30 symphonic pieces, choral music, one opera and one mass. His first classical pieces date back to the late forties. 1975 "Nuova Consonanza", LP Cinevox Records. Reissue 2007 CD Bella Casa. 1976 "Musica su Schemi", LP Cramps Records.

Jul 6, 2020 · Ennio Morricone's innovative and influential scores revolutionised the music of the film industry. He became famous for scoring the Spaghetti Westerns directed by his friend Sergio Leone,...

Nov 9, 2018 · In 2016, before the release of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight – for which Morricone wrote the score – we sat down with the composer to find out how you go about writing legendary film music.

Ennio Morricone is an Academy Award winning composer, orchestrator, and conductor from Italy. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about his life.

Aug 18, 2023 · He wrote music in a wide range of styles, but he is best known for his film scores. Morricone composed over 500 soundtracks for cinema and television, and his work has been featured in some of the most popular and critically acclaimed films of all time. Morricone was born in Rome in 1928.

Jul 7, 2020 · Morricone interwove all three with a heartfelt dramatic sensitiveness and an impressive command of contrapuntal writing that is all too rare in film music.

He has written nearly 400 film scores, so a brief summary is impossible, but his most memorable work includes the Leone films, Gillo Pontecorvo 's The Battle of Algiers (1966) , Roland Joffé 's The Mission (1986), Brian De Palma 's The Untouchables (1987) and Giuseppe Tornatore 's Cinema Paradiso (1988), plus a rare example of sung opening credi...

He has written music for popes and kings; packed arenas around the world, playing for thousands of doting fans; seen his music travel to new and unexpected ground, from the sublime (Metallica using “The Ecstasy of Gold” to open their shows) to the ridiculous (drunken darts fans unknowingly singing along to a cover of an obscure track from 1969’s...

Jul 6, 2020 · When Morricone wrote a score for a Western, he used sneaky tricks to make those evocative sounds, like whistles, animal calls, creaks, gunshots and groans. And his most famous sound?