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Ennio Morricone
Italian composer and ledare (1928–2020)
Musical artist
Ennio MorriconeOMRI[1] (; Italian:[ˈɛnnjomorriˈkoːne]; 10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, ledare, 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.[2][3] He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Golden Globes, six BAFTAs, ten David di Donatello, eleven Nastro d'Argento, two europeisk 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,
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Ennio Morricone
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Morricone at the 66th Venice Film Festival, September 2009 | |
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| Also known as | Maestro |
| Born | November 10, 1928 (1928-11-10)(age 81) |
| Origin | Rome, Italy |
| Genres | Film music, Classical music, Pop music, Jazz, Lounge music, Easy listening |
| Occupations | Composer, orchestrator, music director, conductor, trumpeter |
| Years active | 1946 – present |
| Associated acts | Bruno Nicolai, Alessandro Alessandroni, Mina, Yo-Yo Ma, Mireille Mathieu, Joan Baez, Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Amii Stewart, Paul Anka, Milva, Gianni Morandi, Dalida, Catherine Spaak, Pet Shop Boys and others |
| Website | http://www.enniomorricone.it |
Ennio Morricone, Grande Ufficiale OMRI (born November 10, 1928) is an Italiancomposer and conductor.
He is considered one of the most prolific and influential film composers of his era.[1][2] Morricone has composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film a
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Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (November 10, 1928 – July 6, 2020) was an Italianclassicalcomposer famous for making movie scores. He composed the scores for more than 500 movies and television programs. He is well known for composing the scores to Western movies, particularly Spaghetti Westerns.
In 2007 he received the Honorary Academy Award for his many great movie scores. In his career, the composer sold over 50 million records worldwide.[1][2] In 2016, he won an Academy Award for his work on The Hateful Eight.
Morricone was born in Rome. He died at a hospital in Rome on July 6, 2020 from problems caused by a fall, aged 91.[3][4]
Influences
[change | change source]Morricone stated composers like Bernard Herrmann, Nino Rota, Max Steiner, Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Marvin Hamlisch, Alex North, Victor Young and Franz Waxman as influences.