Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (November 10, 1928 – July 6, 2020) was an Italian classical composer 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
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.
Ennio Morricone Media
Goffredo Petrassi, Morricone's teacher
Morricone in 1978 with Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza
Foto Mauro Maur e Maestro Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone Cannes 2012
Morricone with the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, in 2016
Morricone in the Festhalle Frankfurt in 2015
Morricone at the United Nations Headquarters
Morricone receives the Per Artem ad Deum Medal (English: "Through Arts to God") from Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi.
References
- ↑ "Zammerumaskil, Roma". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ↑ "Fondazione Italiani". Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ↑ "Morto Ennio Morricone, aveva 91 anni: fatale una caduta, si era rotto il femore". www.ilmessaggero.it (in italiano). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (6 July 2020). Ennio Morricone, Oscar-Winning Composer of Film Scores, Dies at 91. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/obituaries/ennio-morricone-dead.html.