Ennio Morricone il Maestro

[Guillaume]

I think that the Maestro deserves his own thread...so many great melodies, soundtracks that everyone know!

Which are your favourite Ennio Mprricone's (sound)tracks?

[Master Ray]

Personally, I'd say 'Once Upon A Time In America'... just wonderful throughout.


The Guardian did a great list when it was announced he had died, including some tunes I've never heard from films I've never seen...   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/06/ennio-morricone-10-of-his-greatest-compositions#comment-142113749

(although they did miss out his greatest romantic theme, Cinema Paradiso, which seems like a bit of wilful ignorance on their part...  )

Can I offer a trio of rather less well-known tunes from his back catalogue?

State Of Grace.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-bD60gnbso

Mission To Mars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZkta5p6qQE

Lolita - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oijIhovtWw

[Guillaume]

My favourite are:

WHITE DOG...Wonderful haunting soundtrack for an incredible heartbreaking Samuel Fuller movie...if you haven't seen this film i strongly warmly recommend to you to see it! it's blunt deeply moving and still relevant unfortunately:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBv0AegrE0M

THE STENDHAL SYNDROME...A great unique soundtrack for one of Dario Argento's best films...:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMD5qglho3M

ORCA THE KILLER WHALE...the soundtrack is just grandiose, epic, beautiful, moving...:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McQ-rXim-Ks

and of course i don't forget:


 

Personally, I'd say 'Once Upon A Time In America'... just wonderful throughout.

one of my favourite Morricone soundtracks too, it's so beautiful, nostalgic, haunting..."Deborah's theme" is really something...:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuyYc0gINbU


How could a man write so many incredibly powerful moving music like these tracks???


RIP Ennio and thanks for all your incredible music from all these decades...you will not be forgotten.

[Master Ray]

I also think The Untouchables soundtrack is just perfect throughout.