Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)

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Ennio Morricone (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. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. He has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Golden Globes, six BAFTAs, ten David di Donatello, eleven Nastro d'Argento, two European Film Awards, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, and the Polar Music Prize in 2010.

His filmography includes more than 70 award-winning films, all Sergio Leone's films since A Fistful of Dollars, all Giuseppe Tornatore's films since Cinema Paradiso, Dario Argento's Animal Trilogy, as well as The Battle of Algiers (1968), 1900 (1976), La Cage aux Folles (1978), Le Professionnel (1981), The Thing (1982), and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989). He received Academy Award for Best Original Score nominations for Days of Heaven (1978), The Mission (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Bugsy (1991), Malèna (2000) and The Hateful Eight (2015), winning for the latter. He won the Academy Honorary Award in 2007. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is regarded as one of the most recognizable and influential soundtracks in history. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

After playing the trumpet in jazz bands in the 1940s, he became a studio arranger for RCA Victor and in 1955 started ghost writing for film and theatre. Throughout his career, he composed music for artists such as Paul Anka, Mina, Milva, Zucchero, and Andrea Bocelli. From 1960 to 1975, Morricone gained international fame for composing music for Westerns and—with an estimated 10 million copies sold—Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the best-selling scores worldwide. From 1966 to 1980, he was a main member of Il Gruppo, one of the first experimental composers collectives, and in 1969 he co-founded Forum Music Village, a prestigious recording studio. He continued to compose music for European productions, such as Marco Polo, La piovra, Nostromo, Fateless, Karol, and En mai, fais ce qu'il te plait.

Morricone composed for Hollywood directors such as Don Siegel, Mike Nichols, Brian De Palma, Barry Levinson, Oliver Stone, Warren Beatty, John Carpenter, and Quentin Tarantino. He has also worked with directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Mauro Bolognini, Giuliano Montaldo, Roland Joffé, Roman Polanski, Henri Verneuil, Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Gillo Pontecorvo, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. His best-known compositions include "The Ecstasy of Gold", "Se telefonando", "Man with a Harmonica", "Here's to You", "Chi Mai", "Gabriel's Oboe", and "E Più Ti Penso". He has influenced many artists including Hans Zimmer, Danger Mouse, Dire Straits, Muse, Metallica, Fields of the Nephilim, and Radiohead.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1964Musica sul vellutoEnnio Morricone e la sua orchestra1
1965Un pugno di… West: Celebri canzoni “Western”Peter Tevis con Ennio Morricone e la sua orchestra1
1970Per un pugno di sambaChico Buarque de Hollanda & Ennio Morricone3
1973ControfaseEnnio Morricone2
1977Opposte esperienzeEnnio Morricone1
1979Bleib wie du bist (Così come sei)Ennio Morricone1
1979Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1982Marco Polo ( Original Soundtrack)Ennio Morricone1
1988Chamber MusicEnnio Morricone2
1995Italian Compositions of the 20th CenturyRota, Malipiero, Porena, Morricone; I Solisti Italiani3
1998Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Andrea Morricone; Maurizio Barbetti1
2002De Sa Terra A Su XeluClara Murtas, Ennio Morricone1
2003FocusEnnio Morricone & Dulce Pontes3
2004Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone; Yo‐Yo Ma4.6512
2007Uccidete il vitello grasso e arrostiteloEnnio Morricone1
2010BeatitudiniEnnio Morricone1
2011ParadisoHayley Westenra & Ennio Morricone4
2012Morricone UncoveredRomina Arena & Ennio Morricone51
2014Danger: Diabolik! (Complete Score) (re-recording)Ennio Morricone; Solisti e orchestre del cinema italiano1
2016ContemporaneaMenteEnnio Morricone1
2017Dimensioni sonore 1: Musiche per l'immagine e l'immaginazioneEnnio Morricone1
2020Morricone SecretEnnio Morricone1
2020Viaggio con AnitaEnnio Morricone1
2022Morricone: Cinema Suites for Violin and OrchestraEnnio Morricone; Marco Serino, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, Andrea Morricone2
Sonho De Um CarnavalEnnio Morricone & Chico Buarque1
The Man, The MusicEnnio Morricone1

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1969Dollar Hits: The Best of Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone2
1971I westernEnnio Morricone2
1971Les Bandes sonores de ses filmsEnnio Morricone1
1974Les Bandes sonores de ses films, Volume 2Ennio Morricone1
1974SoundtracksEnnio Morricone1
1976April Orchestra Présente RCA Sound, Volume 1E. Morricone1
1977L'Orchestra, la voceEnnio Morricone1
1977Vol. 1Ennio Morricone1
1977Vol. 2Ennio Morricone1
1977Western Soundtrack ThemesEnnio Morricone1
1978Les plus belles musiques, Volume 1Ennio Morricone3
1980Sound GigantenEnnio Morricone1
1981This Is Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1983Anthologie des musiques de films composées par Ennio Morricone interprétées par Oscar ValdambriniEnnio Morricone; Oscar Valdambrini1
1984Les plus belles musiques d'Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1984The Best of Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone4
1986Ennio Morricone's Greatest ThemesEnnio Morricone1
1987Film Music 1966-1987Ennio Morricone3
1987Film Music Volume 1Ennio Morricone1
1987I grandi del cinema italiano Sergio LeoneEnnio Morricone1
1988Zijn grootste successen: De mooiste filmmelodieënEnnio Morricone1
1988Film Music Volume 2Ennio Morricone1
1988I Western: The Italian WesternEnnio Morricone1
1989Le colonne sonore originali dei film di Sergio LeoneEnnio Morricone1
1989La trilogia del dollaroEnnio Morricone51
1990Take Off: Film HitsEnnio Morricone1
1990Film FavoritesEnnio Morricone2
1990The Legendary Italian Westerns: The Film Composers Series, Volume 2Ennio Morricone52
1991Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto / Il giocattoloEnnio Morricone1
1991La musica di Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1991Metello / AllonsanfanEnnio Morricone1
1991RTL4 Presenteert de Hits van Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1991The CollectionEnnio Morricone1
1992Il était une fois Ennio Morricone, Volume 1Ennio Morricone1
1992Il était une fois Ennio Morricone, Volume 2Ennio Morricone1
1992Il était une fois Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1992The Very Best of Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone52
1993Film Music by Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone2
1993Morricone 93: Movie SoundsEnnio Morricone2
1993Symphonic Digital Master RecordingsEnnio Morricone1
1994Best OfEnnio Morricone2
1994"Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod": "Once Upon A Time In The West"Ennio Morricone1
1995Ideato, scritto e diretto da Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1995ColoriEnnio Morricone1
1995An Ennio Morricone Western QuintetEnnio Morricone1
1995The Ennio Morricone Anthology: A Fistful of Film MusicEnnio Morricone1
1995Neapolitan SongsMiranda Martino, Ennio Morricone2
1995Ennio Morricone With LoveEnnio Morricone1
1995An Ennio Morricone AnthologyEnnio Morricone1
1995Action ThrillersEnnio Morricone1
1995Bandes originales de films de Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1995Corleone / Il pentitoEnnio Morricone1
1995D'amore si muore / Le due stagioni della vitaEnnio Morricone1
1995Ennio Morricone CollectionEnnio Morricone1
1995Golden Film ThemesEnnio Morricone3
1995Love ThemesEnnio Morricone1
1995Mon nom est MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1995Ses plus grands succèsEnnio Morricone1
1996Once Upon a Time in CinemaEnnio Morricone1
1996Time of AdventureEnnio Morricone1
1996Mondo Morricone, Volume 1: Mindblowing Film Themes by Ennio Morricone From Italian Cult Movies (1968 - 1972)Ennio Morricone1
1996More Mondo Morricone, Volume 2: More Mindblowing Film Themes by Ennio Morricone From Italian Cult MoviesEnnio Morricone1
1996Movie Classics: The Music of Ennio Morricone and Hugo MontenegroEnnio Morricone and Hugo Montenegro2
1996Original TV Soundtracks: Morricone / Ortolani / PiovaniEnnio Morricone / Riz Ortolani / Nicola Piovani1
1996Selection of Western Film MusicEnnio Morricone1
1996The Mission - The Classic Film Music of Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1996The Magic World of Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1997The Very Best OfEnnio Morricone41
1997Morricone a go! go!Ennio Morricone1
1997Film Tracks of Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone1
1997Musica: Il meglio della musica new ageEnnio Morricone1
1997The Singles Collection, Volume TwoEnnio Morricone1
1997ThemesEnnio Morricone1
1998Spaghetti WesternEnnio Morricone51

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