Sunday, 8 June 2008

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone   
Artist: Ennio Morricone

   Genre(s): 
Soundtrack
   New Age
   Instrumental
   Folk
   



Discography:


We All Love Ennio Morricone   
 We All Love Ennio Morricone

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 1


Love Themes   
 Love Themes

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 19


Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo   
 Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 21


Fateless   
 Fateless

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 15


Crime and Dissonance (CD 2)   
 Crime and Dissonance (CD 2)

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 12


Crime and Dissonance (CD 1)   
 Crime and Dissonance (CD 1)

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 18


50 Movie Themes Hits (cd3)   
 50 Movie Themes Hits (cd3)

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 17


50 Movie Themes Hits (cd2)   
 50 Movie Themes Hits (cd2)

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 17


50 Movie Themes Hits (cd1)   
 50 Movie Themes Hits (cd1)

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 16


Voci Dal Silenzio   
 Voci Dal Silenzio

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 10


Movie Masterpieces   
 Movie Masterpieces

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 22


Marco Polo   
 Marco Polo

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 21


Svegliati E Uccidi and Sacco E Vanzetti   
 Svegliati E Uccidi and Sacco E Vanzetti

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 20


Musashi   
 Musashi

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 14


Man With No Name Trilogy   
 Man With No Name Trilogy

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 31


La Piovra   
 La Piovra

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 17


Gente Di Rispetto and Spasmo   
 Gente Di Rispetto and Spasmo

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 12


Death Rides A Horse   
 Death Rides A Horse

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 10


Bianco Rosso - E. Morricone   
 Bianco Rosso - E. Morricone

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 33


A Gun For Ringo and The Return Of Ringo   
 A Gun For Ringo and The Return Of Ringo

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 19


Cafe Morricone   
 Cafe Morricone

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 22


Ultimate Mood Music Collection   
 Ultimate Mood Music Collection

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 25


Scusi Facciamo Lamore   
 Scusi Facciamo Lamore

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 14


Romantic Colection (Cd1)   
 Romantic Colection (Cd1)

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 15


Psycho Morricone   
 Psycho Morricone

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 12


Italian Pops Collection Cd2   
 Italian Pops Collection Cd2

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 27


Italian Pops Collection Cd1   
 Italian Pops Collection Cd1

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 25


Ennio Morricone Remixes   
 Ennio Morricone Remixes

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 15


Cinema Paradiso Special Limited Edition   
 Cinema Paradiso Special Limited Edition

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 17


Mission To Mars   
 Mission To Mars

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 11


Malena   
 Malena

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 18


Cinema Concerto   
 Cinema Concerto

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 17


A Fistful of Sounds (cd1)   
 A Fistful of Sounds (cd1)

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 16


With Love - Volume Two   
 With Love - Volume Two

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 21


The Stendhal Syndrome: Original Soundtrack Recording   
 The Stendhal Syndrome: Original Soundtrack Recording

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 16


The Stendhal Syndrome   
 The Stendhal Syndrome

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 16


The Legend Of 1900   
 The Legend Of 1900

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 21


Phantom Of The Opera   
 Phantom Of The Opera

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 15


Metti Una Sera A Cena   
 Metti Una Sera A Cena

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 12


Main Titles, Vol. 3   
 Main Titles, Vol. 3

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 24


Main Titles, Vol. 2   
 Main Titles, Vol. 2

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 21


Main Titles, Vol. 1   
 Main Titles, Vol. 1

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 40


Fogli Sparsi   
 Fogli Sparsi

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 12


Cinema 70   
 Cinema 70

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 24


C'Era Una Volta il West   
 C'Era Una Volta il West

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 20


A Fistful Of Sounds Cd2   
 A Fistful Of Sounds Cd2

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 14


What Dreams May Come - Rejected   
 What Dreams May Come - Rejected

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 11


Lolita   
 Lolita

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 21


La Leggenda Del Pianista Sull' Oceano   
 La Leggenda Del Pianista Sull' Oceano

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 29


L'assoluto Naturale   
 L'assoluto Naturale

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 15


The Very Best Of (Cd 1)   
 The Very Best Of (Cd 1)

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 32


The Fear According To Ennio Morricone (La Paura Secondo Ennio Morricone   
 The Fear According To Ennio Morricone (La Paura Secondo Ennio Morricone

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 14


Mon Nom Est Morricone   
 Mon Nom Est Morricone

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 18


Golden Film Themes   
 Golden Film Themes

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 17


D'Amore Si Muore/Le Due Stagioni Della Vita   
 D'Amore Si Muore/Le Due Stagioni Della Vita

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 1


Time For Suspense   
 Time For Suspense

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 21


Nostromo Cd2   
 Nostromo Cd2

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 12


Nostromo Cd1   
 Nostromo Cd1

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 11


Forza G-Mussolini Ultimo Atto   
 Forza G-Mussolini Ultimo Atto

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 13


Spaghetti Western   
 Spaghetti Western

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 28


L'uomo Delle Stelle   
 L'uomo Delle Stelle

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 16


Dario Argento Trilogy   
 Dario Argento Trilogy

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 16


A Fistful Of Film Music: Anthology (CD 2)   
 A Fistful Of Film Music: Anthology (CD 2)

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 21


A Fistful Of Film Music: Anthology (CD 1)   
 A Fistful Of Film Music: Anthology (CD 1)

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 24


Disclosure   
 Disclosure

   Year: 1994   
Tracks: 15


A Pure Formality   
 A Pure Formality

   Year: 1994   
Tracks: 21


Music From Motion Pictures (Cd2)   
 Music From Motion Pictures (Cd2)

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 22


Music From Motion Pictures (Cd1)   
 Music From Motion Pictures (Cd1)

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 22


Movie Sounds   
 Movie Sounds

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 14


Morricone 93 - Il Cinema Che Suona   
 Morricone 93 - Il Cinema Che Suona

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 14


In the Line of Fire   
 In the Line of Fire

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 23


Enni Morricone - The Very Best   
 Enni Morricone - The Very Best

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 21


A Fistful of Dollars   
 A Fistful of Dollars

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 12


93 Movie Sounds   
 93 Movie Sounds

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 14


I Malamondo-La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero OST   
 I Malamondo-La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero OST

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 27


I Malamondo-La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero   
 I Malamondo-La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 27


Thing   
 Thing

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 10


Hamlet   
 Hamlet

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 18


Cinema Paradiso   
 Cinema Paradiso

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 16


Bugsy   
 Bugsy

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 22


The Legendary Italian Westerns   
 The Legendary Italian Westerns

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 31


Tempo Di Uccidere   
 Tempo Di Uccidere

   Year: 1989   
Tracks: 14


Le Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film di Sergio Leone   
 Le Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film di Sergio Leone

   Year: 1989   
Tracks: 23


Le Colonne Sonore   
 Le Colonne Sonore

   Year: 1989   
Tracks: 23


The Untouchables   
 The Untouchables

   Year: 1987   
Tracks: 13


Secret Of The Sahara   
 Secret Of The Sahara

   Year: 1987   
Tracks: 16


Rampage   
 Rampage

   Year: 1987   
Tracks: 13


Frantic   
 Frantic

   Year: 1987   
Tracks: 10


Ennio Morricone - Film Music 1966-1987   
 Ennio Morricone - Film Music 1966-1987

   Year: 1987   
Tracks: 33


The Mission   
 The Mission

   Year: 1986   
Tracks: 20


Once Upon A Time In America   
 Once Upon A Time In America

   Year: 1984   
Tracks: 19


Erase Una Vez En America   
 Erase Una Vez En America

   Year: 1984   
Tracks: 15


For A Few Dollars More   
 For A Few Dollars More

   Year: 1983   
Tracks: 12


Le Professionnel   
 Le Professionnel

   Year: 1981   
Tracks: 13


Eine Faust Geht Nach Westen OST   
 Eine Faust Geht Nach Westen OST

   Year: 1981   
Tracks: 15


Eine Faust Geht Nach Westen   
 Eine Faust Geht Nach Westen

   Year: 1981   
Tracks: 15


Butterfly   
 Butterfly

   Year: 1981   
Tracks: 11


Bianco  Rosso E Verdone (1981)   
 Bianco Rosso E Verdone (1981)

   Year: 1981   
Tracks: 21


Un Sacco Bello   
 Un Sacco Bello

   Year: 1980   
Tracks: 12


Machine Gun Mccain   
 Machine Gun Mccain

   Year: 1980   
Tracks: 11


Orca   
 Orca

   Year: 1977   
Tracks: 11


Il Gatto   
 Il Gatto

   Year: 1977   
Tracks: 13


Gothic Dramas (Drammi Gotici)   
 Gothic Dramas (Drammi Gotici)

   Year: 1977   
Tracks: 17


The Genius (Nobody ist der grosste) 1975   
 The Genius (Nobody ist der grosste) 1975

   Year: 1975   
Tracks: 13


Revolver   
 Revolver

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 11


Barbablu   
 Barbablu

   Year: 1972   
Tracks: 12


Veruschka   
 Veruschka

   Year: 1971   
Tracks: 14


La Califfa   
 La Califfa

   Year: 1971   
Tracks: 14


Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura OST (1971)   
 Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura OST (1971)

   Year: 1971   
Tracks: 16


Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura   
 Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura

   Year: 1971   
Tracks: 16


Cat O' Nine Tails   
 Cat O' Nine Tails

   Year: 1971   
Tracks: 11


C'era Una Volta La Rivoluzione   
 C'era Una Volta La Rivoluzione

   Year: 1971   
Tracks: 12


Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene   
 Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene

   Year: 1970   
Tracks: 17


Citta Violenta   
 Citta Violenta

   Year: 1970   
Tracks: 15


Il Grande Silenzio   
 Il Grande Silenzio

   Year: 1968   
Tracks: 18


Danger: Diabolik   
 Danger: Diabolik

   Year: 1968   
Tracks: 34


Ad Ogni Costo   
 Ad Ogni Costo

   Year: 1968   
Tracks: 10


I Crudeli (The Hellbenders)   
 I Crudeli (The Hellbenders)

   Year: 1966   
Tracks: 15


Slalom   
 Slalom

   Year: 1965   
Tracks: 6


Menage All Italiana   
 Menage All Italiana

   Year: 1965   
Tracks: 15


Lovers Beyond The Tomb   
 Lovers Beyond The Tomb

   Year: 1965   
Tracks: 9


Il Ritorno Di Ringo (with sfx) (1965)   
 Il Ritorno Di Ringo (with sfx) (1965)

   Year: 1965   
Tracks: 3


Algiers   
 Algiers

   Year: 1965   
Tracks: 10


Navajo Joe   
 Navajo Joe

   Year: 1963   
Tracks: 16


Western Graffiti CD 2   
 Western Graffiti CD 2

   Year:    
Tracks: 17


Western Graffiti CD 1   
 Western Graffiti CD 1

   Year:    
Tracks: 16


Voci dal silenzio cd2   
 Voci dal silenzio cd2

   Year:    
Tracks: 12


Voci dal silenzio cd1   
 Voci dal silenzio cd1

   Year:    
Tracks: 10


Tra Cinema e TV   
 Tra Cinema e TV

   Year:    
Tracks: 16


Suoni e colori dell'orchestra   
 Suoni e colori dell'orchestra

   Year:    
Tracks: 14


Romantic Colection (Cd2)   
 Romantic Colection (Cd2)

   Year:    
Tracks: 15


Raccolta di colonne sonore   
 Raccolta di colonne sonore

   Year:    
Tracks: 2


La Muerte Ten un Precio   
 La Muerte Ten un Precio

   Year:    
Tracks: 1


La Leggenda Del Pianista Sull'   
 La Leggenda Del Pianista Sull'

   Year:    
Tracks: 29


Il Etait une fois   
 Il Etait une fois

   Year:    
Tracks: 20


I grandi western   
 I grandi western

   Year:    
Tracks: 15


I Grandi Successi   
 I Grandi Successi

   Year:    
Tracks: 16


Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd5   
 Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd5

   Year:    
Tracks: 49


Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd4   
 Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd4

   Year:    
Tracks: 30


Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd3   
 Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd3

   Year:    
Tracks: 45


Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd2   
 Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd2

   Year:    
Tracks: 45


Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd1   
 Ennio Morricone - The Collection Cd1

   Year:    
Tracks: 45


Ennio Morricone - The Best   
 Ennio Morricone - The Best

   Year:    
Tracks: 15


El bueno, el feo y el malo   
 El bueno, el feo y el malo

   Year:    
Tracks: 11


Da Hollywood a Cinecitt   
 Da Hollywood a Cinecitt

   Year:    
Tracks: 12


Colonne Sonore   
 Colonne Sonore

   Year:    
Tracks: 6


Best Of   
 Best Of

   Year:    
Tracks: 2




Ennio Morricone is plausibly the most renowned motion picture composer of the 20th century. He is besides one of the most fecund composers working in whatever medium. No claim figure is uncommitted, merely he's scored several 100 films over the past respective decades, mayhap as many as D. While these consume been in nigh every imaginable musical mode (and for well-nigh every imaginable kind of flick), he is most identified with the "spaghetti Western" style of soundtracks, which he pioneered when providing the musical background for the films of director Sergio Leone. Morricone's pallet is extraordinarily divers, drawing from classical, jazz, pop, stone, electronic, avant-garde, and Italian music, among other styles. Esteemed by such important figures in modern medicine as John Zorn (non to honorable mention contemporary directors like Martin Scorsese), he is progressively placed among not only the finest soundtrack composers, but the most important contemporary composers of whatsoever sort.


Morricone began perusal music at Rome's Conservatory of Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. Urged to concentrate on composition by his instructors, he supported himself by playing trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy's national wireless network later on graduating from the conservatory. He didn't start out scoring films until the early '60s, and didn't begin attracting outside notice until he began collaborating with Leone, starting with A Fistful of Dollars in the mid-'60s. (Morricone had antecedently worked on other Italian Westerns with former directors.)


The spaghetti Westerns only comprised a form of Morricone's calling, just for many his work in this field remains his topper and most advanced. Morricone amplified the film's plots and drama through cunning use of various arrangements and instrumentation. Jew's harps, inharmonic harmonicas, saltation piccolos, tumid church organs, eery whistling, thundering trumpets, peculiarly song dynasty gunfighter ballads, and apparitional vocal choruses -- all became trademarks of the Morricone-Leone productions, then of the spaghetti Western musical style as a whole. The influence of rock & roll was felt in the low, ominous twanging guitars, which reflected (by design or unintentionally) the good of modern-day recordings by the Ventures, Duane Eddy, the Shadows, and John Barry. Morricone's most renowned composition, the radical to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, made number two in the U.S. when it was covered by Hugo Montenegro.


Regular patch he was engaged with collaborations with Leone, Morricone institute time for assorted other photographic film projects, such as the agitprop classic Struggle of Algiers and Cauterise! By the 1970s, Morricone was voluminous down his participation with both Leone and the spaghetti Western, on the job with legion other directors all o'er the globe. Grand instrumentation and memorable motifs were humdrum in Morricone's work; Warren Beatty, for instance, at one time told the Los Angeles Times that "there's nonentity punter than Ennio to make a haunting theme." His piles also began to utilize more than modern-day electronic influences, with mixed results.


Eld has not slowed Morricone in the least. In fact, the 1980s, '90s, and 2000s saw his commercial winner and widespread recognition at an all-time tip. He garnered an Academy Award nomination for The Mission in 1986. Since then he's worked for such top directors as Pedro Almodovar, Brian DePalma, Roman Polanski, Mike Nichols, Oliver Stone, and Barry Levinson. Movie house Paradiso is credibly the most celebrated of his recent lashings.


With such an abundance of recordings, assembling Morricone clay a daunting proposition. It's doubtful that anyone volition collect all of his soundtracks under one roof; after all, the composer himself doesn't level remember how many films he's worked on. RCA's The Legendary Italian Westerns, Virgin's deuce Film Music volumes, and Rhino's Anthology are useful collections, and the DRG judge has reissued other noteworthy compilations of his work.