Ennio Morricone
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Biography
[Edit]Ennio Morricone is probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He is also one of the most prolific composers working in any medium. No exact figure is available, but he's scored several hundred films over the past several decades, perhaps as many as 500. While these have been in almost every imaginable musical style (and for almost every imaginable kind of movie), he is most identified with the "spaghetti Western" style of soundtracks, which he pioneered when providing the musical backdrop for the films of director Sergio Leone. Morricone's palette is extraordinarily diverse, drawing from classical, jazz, pop, rock, electronic, avant-garde, and Italian music, among other styles. Esteemed by such important figures in modern music as John Zorn (not to mention contemporary directors like Martin Scorsese), he is increasingly placed among not just the finest soundtrack composers, but the most important contemporary composers of any sort.
Morricone began studying music at Rome's Conservatory of Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. Urged to concentrate on composition by his instructors, he supported himself by playing trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy's national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn't begin scoring films until the early '60s, and didn't begin attracting international notice until he began collaborating with Leone, starting with A Fistful of Dollars in the mid-'60s. (Morricone had previously worked on other Italian Westerns with other directors.)
The spaghetti Westerns only comprised a phase of Morricone's career, but for many his work in this field remains his best and most innovative. Morricone amplified the film's plots and drama through ingenious use of diverse arrangements and instrumentation. Jew's harps, dissonant harmonicas, dancing piccolos, bombastic church organs, eerie whistling, thundering trumpets, oddly sung gunfighter ballads, and ghostly vocal choruses — all became trademarks of the Morricone-Leone productions, then of the spaghetti Western genre as a whole. The influence of rock & roll was felt in the low, ominous twanging guitars, which reflected (intentionally or unintentionally) the sound of contemporary recordings by the Ventures, Duane Eddy, the Shadows, and John Barry. Morricone's most famous composition, the theme to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, made number two in the U.S. when it was covered by Hugo Montenegro.
Even while he was busy with collaborations with Leone, Morricone found time for various other film projects, such as the agitprop classic Battle of Algiers and Burn! By the 1970s, Morricone was winding down his involvement with both Leone and the spaghetti Western, working with numerous other directors all over the world. Grand orchestration and memorable motifs were commonplace in Morricone's work; Warren Beatty, for instance, once told the Los Angeles Times that "there's nobody better than Ennio to create a haunting theme." His scores also began to utilize more contemporary electronic influences, with mixed results.
Age has not slowed Morricone in the least. In fact, the 1980s, '90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and widespread recognition at an all-time peak. He garnered an Academy Award nomination for The Mission in 1986. He worked for such top directors as Pedro Almodovar, Brian DePalma, Roman Polanski, Mike Nichols, Oliver Stone, and Barry Levinson. Cinema Paradiso is probably the most renowned of his recent scores.
With such an abundance of recordings, collecting Morricone remains a daunting proposition. It's doubtful that anyone will collect all of his soundtracks under one roof; after all, the composer himself doesn't even remember how many films he's worked on. RCA's The Legendary Italian Westerns, Virgin's two Film Music volumes, and Rhino's Anthology are useful collections, and the DRG label has reissued other noteworthy compilations of his work.
Title: Ennio Morricone Piano Session - Vol. 1 (Original Fim Scores)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone: The Western Music (Christmas Collection)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Ennio Morricone - Unforgettable Soundtracks, Vol. 1
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Forza G (The Complete Original Motion Picture Sountrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Giornata Nera Per L'Ariete (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Giu' la testa (Edizione speciale 35 anniversario)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 夕陽のガンマン - Single / xi yangnoganman - Single
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Il giustiziere (Colonna sonora originale) [Edizione speciale]
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Il Papa Buono (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Spaghetti Western (The Original Masters)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Cinema Paradiso: Childhood and Manhood - Single
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Cuore di mamma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone: Collected (Original Soundtrack) (CD1)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Bossa Nova (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Bossanova, Easy Listening
Title: Christmas Spaghetti Western - Greatest Western Themes
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Lounge
Title: Ennio Morricone 2016 - Greatest Movie Themes
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone Chill Out, Vol. 2
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone - Greatest Western Themes (Christmas Collection)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone Musik - Vol. 2 (Original Filmmusik)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: The Hateful Eight (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Beatitudini
Genre: Meditative
Title: Trance Collection Vol. 37 (CD1)
Genre: Trance, Progressive Trance, Uplifting Trance, Vocal Trance, Electro
Title: Magic Instrumental Music Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: 100 Best Classic Music (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: 50 Super Hot Instrumental
Genre: Jazz, Alternative, Acoustic, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: World Classical 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: Need For Speed Spring (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Best Classic Music (CD2)
Genre: Orchestral, Opera, Symphonic, Ballet, Orchestral
Title: Magic Instrumental Music Vol. 3 (CD1)
Genre: New Age, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Psychemagik Presents: Ritual Chants (CD3 - Dance)
Genre: Ambient, New Age, Electronica, Soul, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Funk, Psychedelic
Title: Classics Of Instrumental Music 2017 (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Classics Of Instrumental Music 2017 (CD3)
Genre: Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: 101 Film Classics 2016 (CD5)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Het Allerbeste Uit Radio 1 Classics 1000 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, World Music, Country, Funk, Bossanova, Folk
Title: Het Allerbeste Uit Classics 1000 2017 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1969 (CD7)
Genre: Pop
Title: RMF Classic: Najpiękniejsza Muzyka Filmowa Vol. 1
Genre: Classical
Title: Klara Top 100 (CD6)
Genre: Classical
Title: Ice Cream Spring 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Mysterium Desert 2020 - Vol 1 (CD2)
Genre: Easy Listening
Title: Waltz Bossa Nova
Genre: Bossanova
Title: A Cup Of Chocolat Piano Winter Music
Genre: New Age
Title: The French Dispatch (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Grand Hits 90's Remix New Version (Vol. 2) (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Euro House, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Grand Hits 90's Remix New Version Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1969 (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Vocal Miracles
Genre: Classical
Title: Super Disco Dance Remix Hits 90's (CD3)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: The Boogieman's Ball: Classical Halloween 2023
Genre: Classical
Title: Best Road Trip Soundtracks 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best Road Trip Soundtracks 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Spine-Chilling Classical 2023
Genre: Ambient
Title: A Big Turkey! 2023
Title: Ennio Morricone: Winter Walks 2024 (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Ennio Morricone: Winter Walks 2024 (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Featuring albums
Title: The Place Beyond the Pines (Music from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Mike Patton
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Film Music Collection Vol. 5. 12 Movie Soundtracks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Film Music Collection Vol. 10. 12 Movie Soundtracks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone. Greatest Movie Soundtracks
Artist: Old Texas Orchestra
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Metallica Through the Never (Music from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Metallica
Genre: Rock, Metal, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Grandmaster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Metti una sera a cena (Gold Tracks)
Artist: Bruno Nicolai Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Karol un Papa Rimasto Uomo
Artist: Roma Sinfonietta Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band
Artist: The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band
Genre: Jazz
Title: La Marsellesa / Sacco-Vanzetti - Single
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Hateful Eight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Quentin Tarantino Music: Greatest Movie Themes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Cinevox Best B-sides (Top 100 Tracks from the Label's 45rpms)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: COMPOST 500 (Some Michael Reinboth Favourites)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop