What is Ennio Morricone famous for?

What is Ennio Morricone famous for?

Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer whose atmospheric scores for spaghetti westerns and some 500 films by a Who's Who of international directors made him one of the world's most versatile and influential creators of music for the modern cinema, died on Monday in Rome.

Is the Once Upon a Time trilogy connected?

In Leone's second major trilogy of thematically connected films, sometimes called the Once Upon a Time trilogy — Once Up a Time in the West; Duck, You Sucker (also titled, Once Upon a Time… the Revolution, or A Fistful of Dynamite); and Once Upon a Time in America, the setting is not always the American Old West, and ...

What is Ennio Morricone's most famous composition?

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Morricone's most famous score combines a classic theme tune with electric guitars and dramatic vocal shrieks, which represent the howling of coyotes.

What was Chi Mai the theme tune to?

The Life & Times Of David Lloyd George Provided to YouTube by Valleyarm Digital Distribution Chi Mai (Theme from 'The Life & Times Of David Lloyd George') · The Hampton Strings Instrumental Magic ℗ V&H Holdings Pty Ltd Released on: 1993-07-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.

Who is Ennio Morricone?

• Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI (10 November 1928 - ) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player. He composed a wide range of music styles, m… read more

Was Deborah's theme originally written for another film?

• "Deborah's Theme" was in fact originally written for another film in the 1970s but rejected; Morricone presented the piece to Leone, who was initially reluctant, considering it too similar to Morricone's main title for Once Upon a Time in the West.

How many film scores has Ennio Morricone composed?

• Since 1946 Morricone composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, including all Sergio Leone films since A Fistful of Dollars (including For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ug… read more