Morricone was born
in Rome and was educated at the Conservatory of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa
Cecilia in the trumpet and composition under Goffredo Petrassi, and choral music
and choral direction. In the beginning he regarded himself to be destined to
compose modern classical music, but this changed when he was invited to write
arrangements for popular Italian songs, at which he was completely unfamiliar at
that time. A particular success was the song ''Se telefonando'' sung by Mina.
In 1956 he married Maria Travia. He began writing music for films in 1962 but
continued to work in classical composition and arrangement. In 1964 he began his
famous collaboration with Sergio Leone and Bernardo Bertolucci. For Leone he
wrote the score for ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (Sergio Leone, 1964) and continued
with a number of other Spaghetti Western films. By 1968 he was reducing his work
outside of film, in the same year he wrote twenty scores for films. His
collaboration with Leone is considered one of the finest collaborations between
a director and a composer. He scored all of Leone's films from A Fistful of
Dollars to Once Upon A Time In America. The latter often considered his finest
work. His score of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in particular is his most
famous and along with the William Tell Overture is one of the most recognized
sounds ever affiliated with the Western genre. Although he is most famous for
writing the scores of Leone's films, he was more at ease with directors such as
Giuliano Montaldo and Gillo Pontecorvo. Morricone frequently collaborated with
childhood friend Alessandro Alessandroni, who performed as the whistler on many
of the Sergio Leone soundtracks.
He received his first ''Nastro d'Argento'' in 1970 for the music in ''Metti, una
Sera a Cena'' (Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, 1969) and his second only a year later
for ''Sacco and Vanzetti'' (Guiliano Montaldo, 1971). He received his first
nomination for an Academy Award in 1979 for the score to ''Days of Heaven''
(Terrence Malick, 1978) and another in 1986 for ''The Mission'', 1987 for ''The
Untouchables'' (Brian De Palma, 1987), 1991 for ''Bugsy'' (Barry Levinson, 1991)
and 2001 for ''Malèna'' (Giuseppe Tornatore, 2000).
He composed over two dozen scores for the Italian Mafia TV series La Piovra.
''See La Piovra 2 (soundtrack), La Piovra 3 (soundtrack), La Piovra 4
(soundtrack), La Piovra 5 (soundtrack).''
Morricone's
film music has been recorded by other artists on a number of occasions: Hugo
Montenegro had a hit with a version of the theme from ''The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly'' in both the UK and the US and followed it up with an album of
Morricone's music in 1968, and John Zorn recorded an album of Morricone's music,
''The Big Gundown'', in the mid-1980s. More recently Morricone collaborated with
world music artists, like Portuguese fado singer Dulce Pontes (in 2003) and a
virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma (in 2004), who both recorded albums of Morricone
classics with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra and Morricone himself conducting.
Metallica uses Morricone's ''Ecstasy of Gold'' as an intro at their concerts.
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra also played it on Metallica's Symphonic
Rock album S&M. Ramones used the theme from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" as
a concert intro. The theme from ''A Fistful Of Dollars'' is also used as a
concert intro by The Mars Volta.
In 2003 he scored the Japanese Taiga drama about Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's
legendary warrior.
In 2005 he is currently on a world tour with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra,
touring from cities like New York, Bilbao, Bratislava and Tokyo.
In 2006 the soundtrack maestro is set to make a guest appearance on the
Morrissey album ''Ringleader of the Tormentors'', scoring the string part for
Dear God, Please Help Me, recorded in Rome's Forum Music Village Studios.
Discography:
1966-1987
3 Complete Soundtracks: Le Professionel/Le Marginal/Le Casse
40th Commemoration: Ultimate Italian Pops Collection
40th Commemoration: Ultimate Mood Music Collection
93 Movie Songs
A Celebration Of Ennio Morricone's 75th Anniversary
A Fistful Of Dollars
A Fistful Of Sounds
A Time Of Destiny
Action Thrillers
Ad Ogni Costo
Ad Ogni Costo (Grand Slam)/Menage All'Italiana (Marriage Italian Style)
Alzati Spia
An Ennio Morricone - Dario Argento Trilogy
An Hour With Ennio Morricone
Anthology: Mail Titles & Rare Tracks
Assoluto Morricone Vol 1
At The Movies
Au Louvre Le Plus Grand Musse Du Monde
Bandes Originales De Film
Barbablu
Best Of Ennio Morricone
Best Of Ennio Morricone: Original Soundtrack
Bianco, Rosso E Morricone
Bizzare Morricone
Blue Eyed Bandit (Il Bandito Dagli Occhi Azurri)
Bluebeard/Lady Of Monza
Bunoe Notizie
Burn
Butterfly [Original Soundtrack]
C'Era Una Volta Il West
Cafe Morricone
Cannibals (I Cannibali)
Canone Inverso Making Love (EMI)
Canone Inverso Making Love (Pacific Time)
Casualties Of War
Cat O Nine Tails
Chamber Music
Che C'Entriamo Noi Con La Rivoluzione
Cinema Concerto Ennio Morricone At Santa Cecilia
Cinema Paradiso: The Classic Film Music Of Ennio Morricone [Silva]
City Of Joy
Classic Ennio Morricone
Crime [Original Sountrack]
Crime And Dissonance
Colonne Sonore
Come Un Grotondo
Commandment For Gangster (Comandamenti Per Gangst)
Control
Dear Dr Grasler (Mio Caro Dottore Grasler)
Death Rides A Horse/Pistol For Ringo/Return
Desert Of The Tartars
Diavolo Nel Cervello
Dirty Hands (Mani Sporace)
Disclosure [Original Soundtrack]
Drammi Gotici (Gothic Dramas). A Rare TV Score By Ennio Morricone
Ecce Homo (I Sopravvissuti)
El Greco/Giordano Bruno
Ennio Morricone (Milan)
Ennio Morricone (Vivi Musica)
Ennio Morricone Songbook, Vol. 2: Western Songs & Ballads
Ennio Morricone: Box
Ennio Morricone: L'Attentato
Ennio Morricone: Per Pier Paolo Pasolini
Ennio Morricone: The Soundtracks
Ennio Morricone's Original Soundtracks
Erotica Morricone: So Sweet So Sensual
Escalation
Everybody's Fine (Stanno Tutti Bene)
Evil Fingers/Cold Eyes Of Fear
Exorcist II The Heretic
Faccia A Faccia (Face To Face)
Faccia A Faccia (Face To Face)/La Resa Dei Conti (The Big Gundown)
Fear [Original Soundtrack]
Fear According To Morricone
Film Hits
Film Music (Italy)
Film Music (Milan)
Film Music, Vol. 1: The Collection
Film Music, Vol. 2
Film Tracks
For A Few Dollars More
Forza G
Fourth King
Genius Of Ennio Morricone
Giornata Nera Per L'Ariete
Giu La Testa
Gli Avvoltoi Hanno Fame/I Giorni Del Cielo
Gli Intoccabili
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura
Good, The Bad And The Ugly/The Big Gundown
Got Mit Uns
Gun For Ringo/Return Of The Ringo/Death Rides A Horse
Guns For San Sebastian
Hawks & The Sparrows
His Greatest Themes
Hundra (Delta/Laserlight)
I Figli Chiedono Perche
I Malamondo
I Malamondo/La Tarantola Dal V
I Pugni In Tasca/I Basilischi/Gente Di Rispetto
I Western
Il Buono Il Brutto Il Cattivo
Il Buono Il Brutto Il Cattivo/La Resa Dei Conti
Il Gatto A Nove Code
Il Mio Nome E Nessumo
Il Poloziotto Della Criminale
Il Seqreto
Il Serpente
Il Sorriso Del Grande Tenatore
Il Vizietto/Il Vizietto 2
In The Line Of Fire
Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto
Inheritance (Leredita Ferramonti)
Io
Itinerary Of A Genius
Jonah & The Whale (Jona Che Visse Nella Bakema)
L'Alibi
L'Antichristo (Antichrist)/ Sepolta Viva
L'Assoluto Naturale
L'Attentato
L'Avventuriero
L'Eredita
Ferramonti/Libera Amore Mio!
L'Immortalita
L'Istruttoria E'Chiusa: Dimentichi
L'Istruttoria E'Chiusa: Dimentichi/Il Serpente
L'Orchestra
L'Uccello Dalle Piume Di Cristallo
L'Umanoide (The Humanoid)/Amanti D'Oltre Tumba (Nightmare Castle)
L'Uomo Delle Stelle
La Califfa
Le Colonne Sonore Originali
dei Film Di Sergio Leone
La Corta Notte Dell Bambole Di Vetro
La Corta Notte Dell Bambole Di Vetro (Intermezzo Media)
La Dame Aux Camelias
La Domenica Spacialmente
La Dona Invisible
La Gabbia
La Leggenda Del Pianista Sull'
Oceano
La Resa Die Conti (The Big Gundown)
La Tragedia Di Uomo Ridicolo
Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene
Le Trio Infernale
Leonor
Let's Go And Kill Comrades
Lounge Morricone
Love Themes
Maestro [Original Soundtrack]
Magic World Of Ennio Morricone
Main Titles, Vol. 1: 1965-1995
Main Titles, Vol. 3: 1965-1985
Meeting (Incontro)
Menage All Italiana (Marriage Italian Style)
Mercenario
Metti Una Sera A Cena
Mission
Molto Mondo Morricone
Molto Mondo Morricone Vol 3
Mondo Morricone
Mondo Morricone: Revisited, Vol. 1
Mondo Morricone: The Trilogy
More Mondo Morricone Revisited
Morricone 2000
Morricone 2001
Morricone Aromatico
Morricone Film Music
Morricone High
Morricone In Love
Morricone In The Scene: Chase Morricone
Morricone Kill Spaghetti Westers Magic From The Maestro
Morricone: Belmondo
Mother's Heart/I Bambini Ci Chiedono Perche
Movie Classics
Murder Charge For A Student
Neopolitan Songs
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Once Upon A Time In America
Once Upon A Time In The Cinema
Once Upon A Time In The West
Once Upon A Time In The West (Compilation)
Once Upon A Time In The West (RCA)
Once Upon A Time The Essential Ennio Morricone
Original Film Music
Original Film Musik Von Ennio Morricone
Peur Sur La Ville
Phantom Of The Opera
Piume De Cristallo
Prato (Meadow)
Prima Della Rivoluzione
Professione Figlio/La Banda J & S, Cronaca Criminale Del Far West/Le Monachine
Psichedelico Jazzistico
Psycho Morricone
Queimada
Questa Specia dAmore
Rampage
Red Sonja
Red Tent
Remixes, Vol. 1
Remixes, Vol. 2
Revolver
Sacco And Vanzetti
Sahara
Scorta
Scusi Facciamo L'Amore
Selections From Chronicle
Senso 45
Sicilian Checkmate/A Brief Season
Singles Collection, Vol. 2
Slalom
Songbook
Soundtracks
Spaghetti Western: The Ennio Morricone Collection
Stalin's Women (Sai Cosa Faceva Stalin Alle Donne)
State Of Grace
Stay As You Are
Sun Spots (Eat It Macchie Solari)
Sunday Woman
Svegliati E Uccidi & Citta Violenta
Svegliati E Uccidi/Sacco E Vanzetti
Symphonic Film Music
Takeoff: Film Hits
Thank You Aunt (Grazie Zia)
The Ennio Morricone Anthology: A Fistful Of Film Music
The Ennio Morricone Chronicles
The Gangster Collection
The Good The Bad And The Ugly (EMI)
The legendary
Italian Westerns
The Library Vol 1
The Long Silence (Il Lungo Silenzi)
The Music Of Ennio Morricone: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
The Stendhal Syndrome
The Thing
The Untouchables
The Very Best Of Ennio
Morricone
Time For Suspense
Time Of Adventure
Tre Colonne In Cranaca
Trilogia Del Dollaro
TV Film Music
Un Bellissimo Novembre/Il Grande Silenzio [Original Sountrack]
Una Lucertola Con La Pella Di Donna
Venetian Lies (Professione Figlio)
Vita Venduta
Vite Strozzate
Voci dal Silenzio - Verona
Concert (2004)
Western Film Music
Western Quintet
When Love Is Lust (Quandso Lamore E Sensualita)
White Dog And So Fine
With Love: Music Composed & Conducted By
With Love, Vol. 2
Ennio Morricone - The Untouchables (Concert Munich)
Ennio Morricone - Cinema Paradiso Theme (Concert in Munich)
Ennio Morricone - Gabriel's Oboe from "The Mission" concert
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