Open the app
Ennio Morricone

Sound • Born 1928

Ennio Morricone

Open Cinema

About

Ennio Morricone OMRI (Italian: [ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne]; November 10, 1928 – July 6, 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. He has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Golden Globes, six BAFTAs, ten David di Donatello, eleven Nastro d'Argento, two European Film Awards, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, and the Polar Music Prize in 2010.

Known for

The Untouchables posterThe UntouchablesMovie • 1987The Thing posterThe ThingMovie • 1982The Good, the Bad and the Ugly posterThe Good, the Bad and the UglyMovie • 1966The Octopus posterThe OctopusSeries • 1984The Hateful Eight posterThe Hateful EightMovie • 2015Once Upon a Time in America posterOnce Upon a Time in AmericaMovie • 1984Luca posterLucaMovie • 2021Lolita posterLolitaMovie • 1997Malena posterMalenaMovie • 2000Frantic posterFranticMovie • 1988Once Upon a Time in the West posterOnce Upon a Time in the WestMovie • 1968For a Few Dollars More posterFor a Few Dollars MoreMovie • 1965Cinema Paradiso posterCinema ParadisoMovie • 1988A Fistful of Dollars posterA Fistful of DollarsMovie • 1964Musashi posterMusashiSeries • 2003In the Line of Fire posterIn the Line of FireMovie • 1993Marco Polo posterMarco PoloSeries • 1982The Key posterThe KeyMovie • 1983Disclosure posterDisclosureMovie • 1994Exorcist II: The Heretic posterExorcist II: The HereticMovie • 1977Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom posterSalò, or the 120 Days of SodomMovie • 1976Sahara posterSaharaMovie • 1983Bulworth posterBulworthMovie • 1998Duck, You Sucker posterDuck, You SuckerMovie • 1971