Ennio Morricone is one of the most successful and revolutionary film composers of all time. ∙ Between 1961 and 2016, Morricone composed roughly 500 scores and classical pieces—practically one a month. ∙ While studying music at Rome's Conservatory of Santa Cecilia, starting at age 12, he played trumpet in jazz bands to support himself. Music: The Ecstasy of Gold (from the film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966). Composed, orchestrated and conducted by Ennio Morricone. Live in concert.Pi The most iconic and recognizable of Morricone's scores, the soundtrack album rose to as high as #4 on the Billboard album charts, while a single of the main title covered by Hugo Montenegro hit #2 "Love in the Morning" (LOLITA), Ennio Morricone "Deborah's Theme" (ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA), Ennio Morricone "Farewell" (ATONEMENT), Dario Marianelli Morricone's full career, including his early Italian pop songs and his beloved scores, is the focus of Ennio, a new documentary by Giuseppe Tornatore, who directed Cinema Paradiso (which featured His best-known compositions include " The Ecstasy of Gold ", " Se telefonando ", " Man with a Harmonica ", " Here's to You ", " Chi Mai ", " Gabriel's Oboe ", and " E Più Ti Penso ". He has influenced many artists including Hans Zimmer, [10] Danger Mouse, [11] Dire Straits, [12] Muse, [13] Metallica, [14] Fields of the Nephilim, [15] and Radiohead. The astonishing breadth and innovation of Morricone's soundtrack work make him the Mozart of the movies. As a season of his films begins at BFI Southbank, we dig into the ingenuity behind 10 of his most celebrated scores. Updated: 27 July 2021. By David Parkinson. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) The Legend of 1900. Soundtrack album by. Ennio Morricone. Released. October 12, 1999. Label. Sony. The Legend of 1900 is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name ( Italian: La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano, The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean). [1] LOVE never dies, just like Ennio Morricone's Music ️- The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone Masterpieces https: Crime and Dissonance is a 2005 compilation album of Italian composer Ennio Morricone's film score work. Intended as a follow-up to two earlier Morricone compilations assembled by Dagored, the album was put together by Alan Bishop and released by Ipecac Recordings. Crime and Dissonance features work ranging from the later 1960s to the early 1980s, and contains scores taken from films of several bhJvY.