Ennio Morricone mastered the music of spaghetti Westerns — now he’s making his opera debut

The darkly atmospheric ‘Partenope’ reveals another side to the late composer, best known for his melodious film scores ...
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Best Ennio Morricone Scores

Often cited as a key creator of the Spaghetti Western soundscape, Ennio Morricone is doubtlessly one of the most prolific and versatile composers in the history of cinema. With nearly 400 screen ...
The Inlander

A look at the best scores by the late, great film composer Ennio Morricone

Last week, the legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone died, leaving behind a remarkably deep catalog of work that spans multiple eras of filmmaking. Like John Williams or Hans Zimmer, he was ...
Rolling Stone

A New Documentary Will Explore the Good, the Better, and the Best of Ennio Morricone

“At first, I thought making music for the cinema was humiliating,” the late film composer Ennio Morricone once said. “By writing, I got my revenge.” That comeuppance came in the form of an Oscar for ...
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10 Underrated Ennio Morricone Scores That Deserve More Love

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...
Variety

‘The Hateful Eight’: How Ennio Morricone Wrote His First Western Score in 40 Years

A process familiar to director Quentin Tarantino led to the first original score for one of his films to date. Quentin Tarantino first met composer Ennio Morricone at the Cannes premiere of ...

'Partenope,' Ennio Morricone’s long-neglected opera, emerges to enchant Naples

At long last, vindication is at hand for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was as capable of breathing life ...
Jazz

Ennio Morricone: Fabled Hoard Of 1970s Library Music Reissued

Library music was first produced in the 1920s for use with silent movies. Its golden age came during the 1960s and 1970s, when it provided off-the-shelf (and relatively low priced) incidental music ...
SFGate

Magic Of Morricone’S Music Strikes Chord At Sf’S Revitalized 4-Star Theater

As a boy, Ennio Morricone dreamed of becoming a doctor, though as anyone who's heard the whistling Western themes that are his signature can tell you, medicine was not the composer's calling. "The ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Venice Film Festival to Screen Ennio Morricone Documentary ‘Ennio’

Giuseppe Tornatore's portrait of the Oscar-winning composer of 'The Hateful Eight,' 'Mission' and 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' will get a special, out-of-competition screening in Venice. By Scott ...
People

Italian Trio Il Volo Pays Tribute to Late Composer Ennio Morricone in 'Il Volo Sings Morricone'

"We are very proud to keep bringing his legacy alive," the trio tells PEOPLE There's nothing like honoring the people we admire most. Festeggiamo! On Friday, the Italian classical pop trio Il Volo ...