Ennio Morricone (Ennio Morricone, November 10, 1928 - July 6, 2020), born in Rome, Italian film composer, European film music giant, andNino Rota It is also known as the "European film music leader".
Ennio Morricone has participated in the production of more than 400 film soundtracks from various countries, and is the most productive and accomplished composer in Italy.On February 25, 2007, MorriconeClint EastwoodTake over the lateAcademy Honorary Award 。January 10, 2016, with《Eight Evil Men》Won the 73rd Golden Globe Award for Best Original Film Score.[1]On February 29 of the same year, the film wonThe 88th Academy AwardsBest Original Score Award.[2]
On July 6, 2020, Enio Morricone died of complications at the age of 91.[3]
On November 10, 1928, Enio Morricone was born in Rome, Italy. His father was a trumpet player. When he was 12 years old, he entered the Santa Cecilia Music School in Rome to learn music. In less than two years, he had completed four years of courses by leaps and bounds. At that time, it was even reported that the prodigy had mastered all knowledge within six months.No matter what the newspaper said, before graduating with excellent results, he still has enough time and energy to learn another major he likes - trumpet.
Before joining the film industry in the early 1960s, Morricone had been committed to the creation of orchestral music and chamber music, and had also worked in the Italian national radio network.In the early 1960s, he began to get in touch with films and cooperated with some Italian western directors.However, he was penniless before working with director Sergei Lionel.
In 1964, Lionel filmed his first trilogy, the first of the "bounty trilogy"《Wilderness Great Escort》(A Fistful of Dollars), Ennio Morrison's exquisite music made him famous.In 1966, he shot the second film: For A Few Dollars More.For the first time in the history of film music, the tough and unrestrained trumpet theme and the empty, distant and careless whistling solo are refreshing and impressive to audiences all over the world.In the third work of this series, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, the composer who has always been full of innovative and experimental spirit has injected vitality and rich connotation into the film soundtrack.For the first time in the history of film music, there appeared the sound effect of whipping, the banter produced by the male chorus, and the weird and teasing tone with the muted trumpet.
1986 The Mission soundtrack;
The original soundtrack of the 1987 film "UNTOUCHABLES"... He has been nominated for Oscar for many times.
In 1994, he won the American Society for Preservation of Film Music's Lifetime Achievement Award, and was the only non American film musician to win this award;
In 1999, the soundtrack of his work The LEGEND OF 1900 won the Golden Globe Award.The output of his works is amazing, and there is even a record that he completed theme music for 27 films in one year.
Ennio Morricone is probably the most famous and prolific film score master in the 20th century.
Molikoney has created more than 500 film music in his life, with styles spanning classical, jazz, pop, rock, electronics, world music, etc.The soundtrack of director Sergio Lionel's "Bounty Trilogy" (Big Escort in the Wilderness, Double Escort in the Dusk, Three Escort in the Golden Age) made Morricone famous.In this "trilogy", Morricone has many innovations: he added the sound of whip, gun, animal cry, church bell, steam train and other sounds to the music.
On July 6, 2020, it was reported that Ennio Morikan died in Rome at the age of 91, due to complications caused by breaking his femur.[4]
Ennio Morricone's music style is changeable. He is good at combining wise and rational thinking, exquisite life emotional experience with the film plot, creating expressions that are closely related to the film plot, which can reveal the inner feelings of the characters in the film more deeply[11]。In the film "The Great Escort in the Wilderness", Morricone combined the western folk songs with American characteristics and the European romantic tunes, creating a very infectious and creative Italian western film soundtrack[12]。(Review of Film Review)
