Ennio Morricone
Move over Morricone! The record labels rescuing lost Italian B-movie scores
From the 1960s, Italy’s thriving film industry pumped out commercial movies that often had better soundtracks than they deserved. Once lost, now a new generation is keen to share their unique sound
Dean Van Nguyen
13, Dec, 2022 @1:00 PM
Mario, Morricone or Mandalorian: what is the greatest film, TV and game music of all time?
This year’s ABC Classic 100 theme is Music for the Screen: think less Rachmaninoff, more Ratchet & Clank. The presenters share their predictions on how the Australian public has voted
Michael Sun
09, Jun, 2022 @9:16 PM
Ennio: The Maestro review – exhaustive tribute to the great film composer
The director of Cinema Paradiso tells the story of Ennio Morricone’s extraordinary career in a documentary that lacks its subject’s flair
Wendy Ide
24, Apr, 2022 @11:00 AM
Ennio review – Giuseppe Tornatore’s heartfelt tribute to film composer Morricone
The maestro talks about what drove his famous scores while actors, directors and musical peers celebrate his contribution to cinema
Leslie Felperin
20, Apr, 2022 @2:00 PM
Classical home listening: French song with Roderick Williams; Ennio Morricone’s cinema suites
Williams and Roger Vignoles are on exquisite form on Mirages. Plus a fitting testament to the late, great film composer
Fiona Maddocks
15, Jan, 2022 @12:00 PM
Letter: Ennio Morricone obituary
Quentin Falk writes: A genuine gripe was the oft-used expression Spaghetti Westerns
Quentin Falk
21, Jul, 2020 @3:49 PM
Ennio Morricone: 10 of his greatest compositions
From idiosyncratic Italian pop to experimental funk and moments from his classic westerns, here are some of the maestro’s most striking moments
Alexis Petridis
06, Jul, 2020 @1:59 PM
Ennio Morricone obituary
Prolific composer of soundtracks for films including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission and The Hateful Eight
Adam Sweeting
06, Jul, 2020 @10:28 AM
Ennio Morricone: a composer with a thrilling ability to hit the emotional jugular | Peter Bradshaw
With his brilliant, haunting scores for Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino and dozens more, Morricone was the master of film music
Peter Bradshaw
06, Jul, 2020 @10:19 AM
Ennio Morricone, Oscar-winning Italian film composer, dies aged 91
Morricone’s work helped define the western but he went on to work across all film genres
Ben Beaumont-Thomas ,Laura Snapes and Lorenzo Tondo
06, Jul, 2020 @9:08 AM
Ennio Morricone settles old scores with ‘simplistic’ directors
Eminent Hollywood composer, 90, hits out at film-makers’ poor understanding of music
Dalya Alberge
23, Feb, 2019 @2:00 PM
Ennio Morricone review – a rapturous farewell to the maestro
At 90, the film composer is finally retiring from live performance – but his capacity for evoking emotion with devastating simplicity endures
Ian Gittins
27, Nov, 2018 @10:45 AM
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