Reply With QuoteAh, such a shame, many many happy hours listening to his pieces, still have l'’estasi dell’’oro as my ringtone!!
According to Dutch newspapers, Ennio Morricone passed away at the age of 91. A few days back, he fell in his house, broke a hip and was hospitalised, where he passed away last night.
I could have selected hours of film in which his music played a significante role. For me, this 52 y/o soundtrack is the best:
Ah, such a shame, many many happy hours listening to his pieces, still have l'’estasi dell’’oro as my ringtone!!
A movie music icon. Love all his compositions and most probably first musical influence indirectly, due to my love of spaghetti westerns from a very early age.
RIP Ennio
Good age, great composer RIP
Some of the best movie music ever written I think.
A good innings and a fantastic legacy; his was the soundtrack to much of my childhood and beyond.
RIP.
That's the greatest single cue in the history of movie soundtracks, IMO.Originally Posted by seadog1408
RIP maestro.
Here we go:
Just seen this. My favourite was his soundtrack to The Untouchables. It pretty much made that film.
I've got fond memories of that main theme. I remember it growing up as it was used as an interlude theme between films in the late-80s on a satellite movie channel called Premiere (well before Sky was around).
Just to add a note
Ennio Morricone was magnificent and made his name through those Westerns. But he was so much more!
The Mission:
Once Upon a Time in America:
Cinema Paradisio
To name just those 3.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Agree...he's one of the cases where I see the news headline and think the world has lost a true genius.
Also he did the music for lesser known gangster film, State of Grace. Amazing career.
Very apt;
RIP to a great composer, my favourite piece of music the theme to the Life and Times of Lloyd George, Chi Mai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTfvBEf9fFY
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Legend. Definitely won’t be forgotten. RIP.
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Quite the composer was reading about the many movies he wrote music for and I was really blown away to learn that some of the most notable ones I can remember were by him. RIP we are losing more and more notable artistic and creative figures they we are not replacing.
https://youtu.be/kD6KiUfWY1Uspectacular. Some old chap playing acoustic guitar. But Christ is it good
Brilliant!!!
Ennio Morricone has provided the world with such fantastic and unforgettable music. Many Thanks for the pleasure and emotions and RIP
That is superb!
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