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Ennio Morricone, Knight Grand Cross[1] (ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne November 10, 1928-July 06, 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player who has written in a wide range of musical styles. Since 1961, he composed over 400 scores for film and television, as well as over 100 classical works. Morricone's score for the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history[2] and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008[3]. He influenced many musicians of various genres, including Dire Straits[4], Hans Zimmer[5], Metallica[6], Radiohead[7], Muse[8], and Danger Mouse[9]. Morricone's Italian filmography includes all of Sergio Leone's films since 1964's A Fistful of Dollars (including 1984's Once Upon a Time in America, which contains the piece "Childhood Memories"), Giuseppe Tornatore's films since 1988's Cinema Paradiso, The Battle of Algiers (1966), Dario Argento's Animal Trilogy, and 1900 (1976). He also composed music for many notable French films, particularly the La Cage aux Folles trilogy and The Professional (1981). Notable American films Morricone scored for include Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Days of Heaven (1978), The Thing (1982), The Mission (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Bugsy (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Disclosure (1994), Bullworth (1998), Mission to Mars (2000), Ripley's Game (2002), and The Hateful Eight (2015)[10]. Read more here... References
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