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: The Complete Edition (Disc 1: Music For Cinema)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Cinema Paradiso: Childhood and Manhood - Single
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A Time to Die (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Bibbia ~ Abramo (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone, Marco Frisina
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Love Themes of Ennio Morricone, Vol. 3
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Venexiana (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone - Unforgettable Soundtracks, Vol. 2
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Il Giorno Prima (Control) (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Best Soundtracks of Ennio Morricone Vol. 1
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: L'Arena (From "The Mercenary / A Professional Gun") - Single
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Le ruffian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Teorema (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La banda J. & S. cronaca criminale del far west
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: I Basilischi (original motion picture soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Il Fantasma Dell'Opera (Colonna sonora originale)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Le Marginal (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Greatest Hits - Maestro Ennio Morricone
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Correspondence (La corrispondenza) [Original Soundtrack]
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Landscapes: Morricone (CD1)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Complete Sergio Leone Movies
Artist: Solisti E Orchestre Del Cinema Italiano, Ennio Morricone
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Lounge, Classical
Title: Voci Dal Silenzio: Arena Di Verona (Disc 1)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Spaghetti Western Soundtracks - Vol. 2
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Very Best Of Ennio Morricone (CD2)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Lounge, Classical
Title: En Mai Fais Ce Qu’il Te Plait (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Maddalena (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Le Clan Des Siciliens (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Famous Movies Themes of Ennio Morricone, Vol. 1
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: Kick-Ass (Music from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Lino Ventura (Bandes originales de films)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 60 Instrumental Golden Oldies
Genre: Pop
Title: Cool Jazz, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cigar Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Supperclub Ten
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Blockbuster Movie Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of Lounge Music, Vol. 2
Genre: Electronica
Title: Lounge Anthology
Genre: Electronica
Title: Cinema Choral Classics
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La dolce vita anniversary
Genre: Electronica, Pop
Title: Classical Chillout
Genre: Classical
Title: Himnos y Canciones de Lucha (Reivindicativas)
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Latin Protest Songs
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: The Best in Instrumentals, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Cool Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Imprescindibles Temas del Cine del Oeste
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ennio Morricone (Deluxe Edition)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Beat, the Shake and the Lounge, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues, Country, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Argento Vivo
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Musica e sesso
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Relaxing Classics
Genre:
Title: Beat Vol.1
Genre: Electronica
Title: Commedia all'Italiana
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Marsellesa / Sacco-Vanzetti - Single
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Barry 7's Connectors 2
Genre: Electronica, Alternative
Title: Bailables de Colombia, Vol. 3
Genre: World Music
Title: Psy-Trance Essentials Vol. 03
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Once Upon a Time in Rome
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Amarcord e il cinema visionario
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Don't Go In There: Halloween Haunted House Soundtrack
Genre: Pop
Title: Out At the Movies
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Criminale
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Suspence and thrilling
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Il gattopardo e il cinema da ballare
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
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