Ennio Morricone dies at 91

[Falhófnir]

What a sad loss of one of the pioneers of big music scores for films 🙁 But fantastic that he was still composing and conducting his orchestra until very near the end, doing what he loved!

A nice best-of video to be found in this article:

Ennio Morricone, Oscar-winning Italian film composer, dies aged 91

Morricone’s work helped define the western but he went on to work across all film genres

www.theguardian.com

 

[0128672]

Rest in peace to one of the greats.

 

[yaxomoxay]

What a huge loss for the world of cinema and the world of music. I grew up with his soundtracks, and I am glad to find them in more modern works (see Tarantino).
Riposa in pace, maestro.

 

[mikzn]

Rest in peace - a sad loss for sure - he leaves us with so many beautiful sound tracks 💕

 

[sracer]

What a huge loss for the world of cinema and the world of music. I grew up with his soundtracks, and I am glad to find them in more modern works (see Tarantino).
Riposa in pace, maestro.

The internet radio station, LuxuriaMusic regularly plays his music. I look forward to their extended tribute to him.

 

[44267547]

His musical score for ‘The Good, the bad and the Ugly’ has one of the most ultimate climax points with his soundtrack towards the end of the movie for me. Just a true legend in composing. I’m glad he had a long life and he will always be remembered for his musical artwork.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Sad to hear of the passing of such a great composer.

What really angered me though was the media on various sources claimed he was 'most famous for his work with Quentin Tarantino'!!!

No, he actually really wasn't.

 

[mikzn]

Among so many great soundtracks - one of my favororites was "Once Upon a Time in America" - great movie, great sound tracks

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Sad loss, so many terrific soundtracks, such wonderful music, and what an amazing composer.

A few years ago, I had the privilege to attend a live concert (the ticket - an excellent one - was a gift from my brother) given by Ennio Morricone and his orchestra.

 

[Mefisto]

Sad loss, so many terrific soundtracks, such wonderful music, and what an amazing composer.

A few years ago, I had the privilege to attend a live concert (the ticket - an excellent one - was a gift from my brother) given by Ennio Morricone and his orchestra.

Indeed.

The concert I got to see was in November of 2016. It was supposed to be in March, but Mr. Morricone fell ill so the concert had to be postponed. I remember thinking that it was not a good sign for a man of his age, but he did pull through and delivered a hell of a concert I'm still as glad to have witnessed as I was on that night. Magical stuff.

 

[shadow puppet]

Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of film scoring legend Ennio Morricone. I fell in love with his work upon hearing his haunting main theme from The Mission. May he rest in peace.

 

[itunes8]

Sad news indeed.
So many great songs to choose from.
The most soothing of all to me is Deborah's Theme, with the lovely vocal from Edda Dell'Orso.
If there was ever just one song to be played at his wake or funeral, this one has my vote, if only for the title of the movie alone.

RIP Ennio.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

My favourite was from ‘A fistful of dynamite’. Such a great film and soundtrack.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

My favourite was from ‘A fistful of dynamite’. Such a great film and soundtrack.

Amazing soundtrack and terrific movie.