, composer of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and “The Mission” and among the most prolific and admired composers in film history, has died. He was 91.
The Italian maestro’s estimated 500 scores for films and television, composed over more than 50 years, are believed to constitute a record in Western cinema for sheer quantity of music. Although he preferred to work in Rome — and famously refused to speak any language other than Italian — he worked with a wide range of filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic, including Sergio Leone , Gillo Pontecorvo , Bernardo Bertolucci , Terence Malick , William Friedkin , Roman Polanski , Brian De Palma , Barry Levinson , Mike Nichols and Giuseppe Tornatore .
While he is often remembered for his often wildly romantic themes , he also excelled at crime dramas and enjoyed indulging his passion for dissonance and improvisatory music, especially in the Italian “giallo” thriller films of the 1970s . But in general, Morricone devoted more time In later years to classical composition, writing more than 50 works for chamber groups, symphony orchestra, solo voice and choral ensembles. Appearing in concert at the United Nations in early 2007, he conducted his “Voci Dal Silencio,” a cantata in memory of those killed in 9/11 and other terrorist attacks.
Such a legend! Rest in peace..
sad news
Addio, grande Maestro... thank you for making us dream...
RIP
he was an insane composer rest in peace
RIP Ennio Morricone, you were one of the best Italian film composers ever yet, I will miss you so much, amen.
Sad news 😢
Legend RIP
scancino Adios al compositor y sus obras gracias por regalarnos todas esas grandes composiciónes un eterno maestro Ennio un genio de la musica
Awww 😢 Rest in peace legend
R.I.P 😢
Blogsotomayor Que mala noticia al ver los western me recuerda las grandes obras musicales de este hombre. Una pena tremenda
His score for 1982's The Thing was legendary.
terrimbutler Love you on QandA Terri. xo
hildix Empezamos mal la semana...
What a legend. RIP.
priestexx Ê PORRA! 😓
Ave Maria Guarani in honor of Morricone. A genius passes away. His art is forever.
rustymk2 I've got a whole Ennio Morricone beat tape...
RIP. Some of my favorite movies growing up were scored by this legend (going to watch The Untouchables tonight in his memory)
nonononono
FilmGob Disappointing
Addio Maestro.
What made you put 'Hateful Eight' in your tweet over his many far better movies? 🤡🤡
Using “Hateful Eight” as his credit is like when George Lucas dies saying “Producer of Howard the Duck”.
manuxcristobal Ciao Maestro Morricone 🙏
Such sad news. EnnioMorricone was simply one of the most amazing composers who ever worked in film. His score for TheMission was & remains one of my all-time favourites. RIPEnnioMorricone. Your music will live forever
inna lillahi wa inna illayhi rajiun
alphacentauriii
Using Hateful Eight to memorialize Ennio Morricone is like using Home Alone to memorialize John Williams. RIP.
Very sad news, one of my favorite music composers. The Thing (1982) score is such a masterpiece in horror terror.
Did you just use 'Hateful Eight' to describe Ennio Morricone? Shame on whatever uncultured intern wrote this Tweet.
namanrs RIP sir
Why would you choose Hateful Eight?
donnellybags Let’s also spare a thought for his straight man.
oh no
Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Thing...so many classic films heavily defined in part by their music scores.
Rest in peace 🙏
Seriously? You're going with 'Hateful Eight' for the headline? I mean, do you even employ people who have ANY knowledge of film? Fail RIPMorricone
I will always bow to him for the spaghetti westerns!! Goosebumpy soundtracks: The Good the Bad the Ugly, A Fistfull of Dollars!! Rest in Peace you Genius!
Ennio Morricone was a legend, one of only two film composers who were household names when I was a kid in Brazil (the other one is John Williams)
He was the best 💔
Another Legend has gone RIPEnnioMorricone
Huge fucking F. Best film composer of all time.
Hateful eight? That film sucked, give him the credit he deserves. The Good the Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars more, A fistful of Dollars etc The guy was a legend ripenniomorricone
RIP
faeriezilla Damn
Ranito21 Me lleva la cachetada
2020 can get in the fucking sea
Hateful Eight the fuckin score you went with for this legend? smh
Bet you are humming a few bars of something he wrote now.
Lost a maestro.
Legend! May he rest in peace
Nooooooooooo dibinem
HOLY SHIT
R.I.P legend
Wow. Was my favorite film composer. Going to put the Cinema Paradiso score on as I drift off to sleep...
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