Ennio Morricone - Musicians

"Ennio Morricone", OMRI (born November 10, 1928), is an Italian Academy Award-winning composer. He has composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions. Morricone is considered one of the most influential film composers since the 1960s. He wrote the characteristic soundtracks of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964), "For a Few Dollars More" (1965), "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966), "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968), "The Great Silence" (1968), and "My Name Is Nobody" (1973). His more recent compositions include the scores for "The Thing" (1982), "Once Upon ....more
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Composer Ennio Morricone has his day
Dec 14, 2006, 23:37 GMT
Ennio Morricone, the legendary Italian film composer and recipient of five Academy Award nominations (no wins) for original score for films 'Days of Heaven,''The Mission,''The Untouchables,''Bugsy' and 'Malena,' is finally getting his Oscar ®. ... moreItalian composer Ennio Morricone to get honorary Oscar
Dec 14, 2006, 18:11 GMT
Los Angeles - Ennio Morricone, the prolific film composer who created music for more than 300 films movies over a 45-year career, is to be awarded an honorary Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on its website Thursday. ... more