[Brazelton] Ennio Morricone

[Bubble181]

Composer for about a million westerns, on a rough guess. Dead at 91.

 

[PatrThom]

I know most people probably know him for L'estasi dell'oro ("The Ecstasy of Gold"), but he was much more than that.

I think I most respect him for not being afraid to use "experimental" electronic instruments and effects in his compositions at a time when color television hadn't even been widely adopted yet.

--Patrick

 

[chris]

With writing the music for over 500 movies he helped lifting film scores to a new level.

 

[Just Me]

So many scores.
I chose this for his remembrance. A nice little gem of a movie, possibly not as known in the US as over here?

Because who would expect the Ride of the Valkyries in a western soundtrack.

 

[PatrThom]

So many scores.
I chose this for his remembrance. A nice little gem of a movie, possibly not as known in the US as over here?

It’s known here, but more as “that Peter Fonda western.”

—Patrick

 

[evilmike]

 

[Gryfter]

Dude elevated a whole Genre of movies. Sad day.