First Name |
Ennio
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Last Name |
Morricone
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Alternative Name |
Maestro, Dan Savio, Leo Nichols
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Birthday |
10th November, 1928
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Birthplace |
Rome, Italy
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Died |
6th July, 2020
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Place of Death |
Rome, Italy
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Height |
5' 8" (173 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Grey
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Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Italian
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Occupation Text |
Composer, conductor, orchestrator, music director, producer, trumpeter, pianist
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Occupation |
Composer
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Claim to Fame |
Once upon a time in the West
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Music Genre (Text) |
Film music, Classical, Absolute Music, Pop, Jazz, Lounge, Easy Listening, Funk, Rock
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Music Genre |
Stage & Screen
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Year(s) Active |
Since 1946, 1946–present, 1946–2020
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Music Style |
Stage & Screen, Soundtracks, Film Music, Original Score, Classical
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Music Mood |
Brooding, Eerie, Dramatic, Autumnal, Ominous, Atmospheric, Spooky, Melancholy, Intimate, Bittersweet, Sparse, Enigmatic, Stylish, Theatrical, Organic, Reflective, Gritty, Tense/Anxious, Wistful, Literate
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Instrument |
Arranger, Conductor, Composer, Classical Music Entry
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Instrument (text) |
Trumpet, Piano
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Associated Acts |
Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza, Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta, Bruno Nicolai, Alessandro Alessandroni, Edda Dell'Orso, Curro Savoy, Susanna Rigacci, Mina, Yo-Yo Ma, Mireille Mathieu, Joan Baez, Andrea Bocelli, Roger Waters, Sarah Brightman, Amii Stewart, Paul Anka, Milva, Gianni Morandi, Dalida, Catherine Spaak, Pet Shop Boys, Hayley Westenra, Romina Arena and others, Quentin Tarantino, Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, Edda Dell'Orso, Morrissey
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Official Websites |
http://www.enniomorricone.org/, http://enniomorricone.org/
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Ennio Morricone, (10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player who wrote music in a wide range of styles. Morricone composed over 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. He started as a talented football player for A.S. Roma but left the sport to follow his passion for music. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, all Sergio Leone's films since A Fistful of Dollars, all Giuseppe Tornatore's films since Cinema Paradiso, The Battle of Algiers, Dario Argento's Animal Trilogy, 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I, II, III and Le Professionnel, as well as The Thing, The Mission, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, Bugsy, Disclosure, In the Line of Fire, Bulworth, Ripley's Game and The Hateful Eight.