On this day, November 10, 1928, Ennio Morricone was born.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Sometimes, I think that "Once Upon a Time in the West" is the best movie ever made.

Ennio Morricone


Morricone in 2007

Background information
Birth name: Ennio Morricone
Born: 10 November 1928; Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died: 6 July 2020 (aged 91); Rome, Italy
Website: enniomorricone.org

Ennio Morricone OMRI (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, 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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Influence

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• The Spaghetti Western Orchestra is an Australian tribute band started in 2004.

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The Spaghetti Western Orchestra - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 - Full Concert

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Ennio Morricone - Sergio Leone Greatest Western Music of All Time (Remastered HQ Audio)

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Sergio Leone, one of the greatest movie directors of all time wonderfully soundtracked by his friend Maestro Ennio Morricone.

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Ennio Morricone “The Spaghetti Westerns Music”


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1. Watch Chimes 0:00
2. The Ecstasy of Gold - feat. Edda Dell'Orso 1:08
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4:28
4. A Fistful of Dollars - Main Theme 7:09
5. Once Upon a Time in the West - feat. Edda Dell'Orso 10:06
6. For a Few Dollars More 13:13
7. A Fistful of Dynamite - feat. Edda Dell'Orso 17:03
8. The Sundown 21:42
9. My Name is Nobody 23:00
10. The Wild Horde 26:08
11. Man with a Harmonica 28:49
12. A Fistful of Dollars - Prima 32:18
13. The Trio 34:07
14. The Strong 41:22
15. Farewell Cheyenne 43:46
16. Jill 46:24
17. My Fault? 48:10
18. Chapel Shootout 52:57
19. Good Luck, Jack 55:16
20. Chase
21. To el Paso
22. Cavalcata
23. Final Duel 1:00:19
24. The Bird's Tale 1:02:46
25. The Story of a Soldier 1:03:38
26. Father Ramirez 1:07:08
27. Two Against Five 1:10:46
28. Prison Break 1:18:08
29. My Name is Nobody - Version 2 1:20:50
30. A Dimly Little Room 1:29:40

Special thanks to Edgar ALEGRE (first comment below) for his kindness.

Sergio Leone Greatest Western Themes of All Time

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Fri Nov 10, 2023: On this day, November 10, 1928, Ennio Morricone was born.

[Brainstormy]

1. hands down, Morricone's

is my favorite easy listening music. Such a genius.

[Swede]

2. Once Up A Time in the West is also sometimes my #1

Beautiful music.

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[WestMichRad]

3. That Spaghetti Western Orchestra concert

… is fantastic!