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This night in Rome the star composer Ennio Morricone died at the age of 91. A few days ago he fell and broke his thigh. Now he has died of the consequences of this fall. During his career Ennio Morricone wrote the music for well over 300 cinema and television productions and won countless prizes with his compositions, including two Academy Awards and nine David Di Donatello awards. He is the only artist who have won a regular trophy after the Academy Award for his life's work (2007) (2016 for "The Hateful Eight"). Morricone became world-famous for his music for the Western movies of Sergio Leone like "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "Once Upon a Time in the West". He also created many well-known melodies in the Spencer/Hill area, among others for The Five Man Army, My Name is Nobody, A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe and Buddy Goes West. Ennio Morricone was still touring with a large orchestra until his old age. In January 2019 we ourselves were lucky to see him on stage in Berlin. Rest in peace, Maestro!
Link: Ennio Morricone at the database |
