Ennio Morricone ggggggoooooonnnnnneeeee

[Camroc2]

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film ... -1.4297189


Wrote some of the most evocative film music ever.

[lemonhead]

Faaack. First ever heard his work on a Fistful of Dynamite, without which I reckon Goldfrapp have no first album. Wrote some of the best and collaborated with the best right up till the end.

RIP.

[Mr Bungle]

One of the greats, RIP.

Here’s my main man paying tribute. Patton released albums by Morricone on his Ipecac label and they collaborated on occasion.

[Torquemada 1420]

Wow. This only arrived last week:

[penguin]

Estasi dell'oro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Kujas1IsM

or if you prefer a more classical version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3IlqY1CbI0

[youthleth]

[Dismal Pillock]

sheeeeeeit

have this lp jacket framed on my wall

[Auckman]

That's a shame. I had his Mission Theme on the shortlist for my wedding (an in-joke about the "new world" - yes yes lame )

[Slim 293]

RIP Il Maestro, the greatest film compoaser of all time... nobody will ever match his body of work.

Time to spam with a few favourites...



(reused by Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds)








Everyone should also check out his work with Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, otherwise known as The Group...

[Gordon Bennett]

That's a shame. I had his Mission Theme on the shortlist for my wedding (an in-joke about the "new world" - yes yes lame )

The Mission theme is a stunning piece of music. I was only discussing the Cinema Paradiso soundtrack with my wife yesterday. So many iconic soundtracks.

[FujiKiwi]

The best version of The Good the Bad and the Ugly, IMHO:




In fact, Geoff Love and his Orchestra make all the best versions of the old western movie themes.

[Kiwias]

Magical, evocative, superb.

RIP

[Yeeb]

Sad day, everyone knows some of his work even if the name is unfamiliar . Can you imagine the Dollars films without the evocative soundtrack ?
One of the first where the music really ‘made’ the movie and as integral as any piece of acting or cinematic shot imho - and only second to visual effect.

[Torquemada 1420]

Sad day, everyone knows some of his work even if the name is unfamiliar . Can you imagine the Dollars films without the evocative soundtrack ?
One of the first where the music really ‘made’ the movie and as integral as any piece of acting or cinematic shot imho - and only second to visual effect.

That was the whole point. Leone wanted the music to be integral: so much so that some scenes in films were extended deliberately to enable the score/piece to run its full length.

He wanted to mimic the orchestra's impact in opera/theatre but did not have the funds for that. Hence the use of stuff like electric guitars, jew-harps etc. I think Leone and Morricone were at school together.

[Read some of this is the notes accompanying the album posted above]

[dkm57]

Will be missed, I often go down a you tube rabbit hole listening to his music, so evocative. RIP Ennio

[Slim 293]

More goodies...

[youthleth]

Deborah's theme
Childhood poverty
Once upon a time in America