RIP Ennio Morricone

peteeeed · 06-07-2020 8:21am #1

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ennio-morricone-dead-prolific-italian-composer-was-91-858358

where do you start , what a career so many amazing soundtracks and gigging till the end

and he definitely deserves his own thread

NIMAN · 06-07-2020 8:22am

Legend.

sydthebeat · 06-07-2020 8:22am

Ah crap

RIP ennio

Mr Crispy · 06-07-2020 8:29am

Was just listening to The Untouchables soundtrack yesterday

RIP Ennio and thanks for the music.

Keyzer · 06-07-2020 8:37am

Got to see him in Kilmainham Hospital a couple of years back, a phenomenal experience.

A great loss, we should be eternally thankful for the huge body of work he left behind.

El Gato De Negocios · 06-07-2020 8:45am

Well that's a shyte start to a week.

banie01 · 06-07-2020 8:51am

So much amazing music, so many absolutely iconic soundtracks.

The one that I find myself listening to quite often, as a little moment of calm, a reset on rage

Gabriel's oboe from The Mission.
A piece of music that honestly has a near immediate cathartic and calming effect on me!
Akin to valium.

R.I.P Ennio, thanks for the music.

Brock Turnpike · 06-07-2020 8:54am

Ah ****e.

What a career. So many absolutely stunning songs.

2020 strikes again.

Aglomerado · 06-07-2020 8:58am

Keyzer wrote: »

Got to see him in Kilmainham Hospital a couple of years back, a phenomenal experience.

A great loss, we should be eternally thankful for the huge body of work he left behind.

I'd say that was a brilliant night, Kilmainham is an excellent spot for outdoor gigs. Saw him myself in 3 Arena in 2017 and he was fantastic.
If this stupid Covid thing hadn't happened I would have been part of a choir doing "On Earth as it is in Heaven" a few weeks ago as part of a concert... difficult but fun to sing.
RIP to a genius.

gucci · 06-07-2020 9:10am

I am not worthy to write a descriptive obituory for someone as talented as this guy.

I will just say a big "Thank You" and i guess this week my ears will be dominated by the wonderful music he helped create.

Metallica gigs of my youth used to get me so excited to hear the "Ectasy Of Gold" as their walk on music!

johnny_ultimate · 06-07-2020 9:13am

‘Legend’ doesn’t seem sufficient for Ennio Morricone.

Getting to see him in Kilmainham underscored what was so remarkable about his work. His classics are obviously powerful enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up - Ecstasy of Gold would make a compelling argument for the best use of music in any film, a euphoric explosion of emotion. And yet there were so many smaller films, offbeat choices and pleasant surprises that you could listen to 90 mins of his greatest hits and still not quite get the breadth and depth of his work.

The westerns will always be his beloved legacy, but when you have the likes of The Battle of Algiers, Days of Heaven and The Thing under your belt... well, his place in cinema history is secured.

What can one say other than... Here’s To You, Ennio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oday_Fc-Gc

Kaybaykwah · 06-07-2020 9:14am

banie01 wrote: »

So much amazing music, so many absolutely iconic soundtracks.

The one that I find myself listening to quite often, as a little moment of calm, a reset on rage

Gabriel's oboe from The Mission.
A piece of music that honestly has a near immediate cathartic and calming effect on me!
Akin to valium.

R.I.P Ennio, thanks for the music.

Totally.

Harry Palmr · 06-07-2020 9:14am

Huge loss at a cultural level.

Its often said of the best that they know which notes to not play or in this case write. Nothing wasted, perfect support but also structured enough to mean his music can stand up without the images.

Cazale · 06-07-2020 9:21am

I remember listening to my dads The Good, the Bad and the Ugly soundtrack on vinyl as a child and being enthralled by the music. Eventually it would be a gateway into Italian cinema from Spaghetti Westerns to Eurocrime/Giallo to Cannibal/Zombie films. Some amazing and not so amazing cinema with often the soundtrack being the key component. Ennio Morricones influence was always at the forefront and of the hundreds of Italian soundtracks in my collection none have ever matched that vinyl record I listened to as a child. A sad day.

This time with style · 06-07-2020 9:26am

RIP Ennio. Genuinely sad when I heard this this morning. What a legend.

blackbox · 06-07-2020 9:26am

Cazale wrote: »

I remember listening to my dads The Good, the Bad and the Ugly soundtrack on vinyl as a child and being enthralled by the music. Eventually it would be a gateway into Italian cinema from Spaghetti Westerns to Eurocrime/Giallo to Cannibal/Zombie films. Some amazing and not so amazing cinema with often the soundtrack being the key component. Ennio Morricones influence was always at the forefront and of the hundreds of Italian soundtracks in my collection none have ever matched that vinyl record I listened to as a child. A sad day.

I remember being stunned by the opening score of The Good the Bad and the Ugly at the cinema when I was a kid. Legend.

TheValeyard · 06-07-2020 9:28am

A film music legend. Wow. He really made his impact on films. 'The Mission' is such a perfect score.

Also like to listen to some 'The Good, The Bad, The Ugly' & 'Man with the Harmonica' While playing some RDR2

RIP

loyatemu · 06-07-2020 9:31am

RIP. Once Upon a Time in the West has some of the best use of music in a film ever, amazing juxtapositions of image and sound.

I also love the use of the musical pocket watch in "For a few dollars more":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvqRlPv8VM

Tom Mann Centuria · 06-07-2020 9:32am

The Untouchables still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. He certainly knew his craft didn't he. RIP.

RobAMerc · 06-07-2020 9:52am

loyatemu wrote: »

RIP. Once Upon a Time in the West has some of the best use of music in a film ever, amazing juxtapositions of image and sound.

I also love the use of the musical pocket watch in "For a few dollars more":

Just thinking of some of the scenes as Jill McBain makes the trek for Sweetwater in Once Upon a Time in the West with the music in the background brings goose bumps to my skin and a welling up in my eyes - rarely touched by the passing of "celebs" but genuinely saddened by this

MfMan · 06-07-2020 10:55am

RobAMerc wrote: »

Just thinking of some of the scenes as Jill McBain makes the trek for Sweetwater in Once Upon a Time in the West with the music in the background brings goose bumps to my skin and a welling up in my eyes - rarely touched by the passing of "celebs" but genuinely saddened by this

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

This. That scene where Jill arrives at the train station, and her hope and expectation segues into confusion and anxiety. I can never decide which is better, Jill's theme or Deborah's theme. Only a clerical mix-up I believe denied his receiving the Oscar for Once Upon A Time In America soundtrack, while he should also have gotten it at least for Cinema Paradiso.

The last God of cinema.

p to the e · 06-07-2020 11:12am

I remember around the age of 10 our teacher trying to instil some culture into us brought in a tape of the soundtrack to "The Mission". I'd never seen a gang of future north Dublin hoodlums stay so quiet trying to figure out what they were listening to yet still respecting what it was they couldn't understand. So it's strange to me that so many people associate Morricone with his Western scores when for a long time, to me, he was that Italian guy who did the music for "The Mission". It wasn't until I was in my teens that I discovered that this man had quite the prolific career. They won't be stuck for songs at his funeral.

06-07-2020 11:16am

The very best ever to do it I believe.

Indelible sound across decades, and so wonderful Tarantino gave him the platform to win the oscar they had shunned him on for so long.

I saw him for the 3rd time in Terme di Caracalla in 2018, old Roman ruins on a summers evening provided for something truly magical.

Eduard Khil · 06-07-2020 11:23am

Can't believe some of the scores he didn't get an Oscar for like Leonardo DiCaprio and Pacino he got one in the end but wow he deserved so many more

serfboard · 06-07-2020 11:32am

MfMan wrote: »

he should also have gotten [an Oscar] at least for Cinema Paradiso.

Absolutely. I challenge anyone to watch and listen to this without shedding a tear ...

Requiescat in pace signor Morricone.

p to the e · 06-07-2020 11:36am

Found the piece I was looking for. So much crammed into sub 3 minutes.

Tony EH · 06-07-2020 11:38am

The end of an era.

Strumms · 06-07-2020 11:48am

Once Upon a Time in the West has to be the most brilliant, perfect and emotive score put to picture in the history of cinema. It’s just absolutely mind blowingly perfect. It’s sad that the catalyst to me listening to it this morning is Ennios passing.

So many other great pieces of work present in the cannon of work too, committed to tape, screen and minds and hearts forever, so long Mr Morricone

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ibRMQjGzagY

MfMan · 06-07-2020 11:50am

Even his 'lesser' known compositions are memorable; try the Red Tent;

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

unkel · 06-07-2020 12:00pm

Was only thinking of him last week and that it was incredible he was still around and performing live.

I grew up with the spaghetti westerns. Fun fact: did you know that most of them were German / French / Italian / Spanish co-productions? And that they were obviously shot in the desert. In Spain!

And here's my favourite - the theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PfrmCGFnk

RIP Maestro.

Falthyron · 06-07-2020 12:09pm

I was very lucky to see him perform for the last time in Ireland in February, 2019.

JP Liz V1 · 06-07-2020 12:25pm

RIP

This time with style · 06-07-2020 3:29pm

Can't wait to get home and listen to some of his music.

jmayo · 06-07-2020 3:52pm

loyatemu wrote: »

RIP. Once Upon a Time in the West has some of the best use of music in a film ever, amazing juxtapositions of image and sound.

I also love the use of the musical pocket watch in "For a few dollars more":

As far as I know the scores for some of the big spaghetti westerns (A Fistfull of Dollars, For a few dollars more, The Good, the bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West) were done before filming and Leone played the music on set for actor reactions.

I will always associate Morricone, Leone and Eastwood.

How many stand out pieces of music did he create in his lifetime.

I was actually disappointed at his Kilmainham gig that he didn't do Chi Mai.
It always reminds me of growing up in grim 80s and yet what one person could achieve with imagination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajI2OPRfTps

s1ippy · 06-07-2020 4:00pm

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

stinkypinky · 06-07-2020 4:06pm

Sheer class

tricky D · 06-07-2020 4:32pm

unkel wrote: »

And here's my favourite - the theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PfrmCGFnk

RIP Maestro.

This was Number #1 in the UK charts on the day I was born.

RIP

arcticmonkeys · 06-07-2020 6:37pm

My absolute favorites from him. Salo also hast a fantastic opeing theme.

This time with style · 06-07-2020 6:56pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's Deborah's Theme. We had it played at our wedding. One of my favourites too.

buried · 06-07-2020 8:28pm

Mr Crispy · 06-07-2020 9:29pm

A favourite, and sadly appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEgjj5Cf7lA

arcticmonkeys · 07-07-2020 12:39am

stinkypinky wrote: »

Sheer class

That's some great music right there.Tends to get over looked with the the more iconic Good the Bad the Ugly.

AMGer · 09-07-2020 12:58pm

One of my favorites, and one that doesn’t get mentioned too often. Great film, great score

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyeLJ0AXmk

And this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Q8h-fDfEI

Nerdlingr · 09-07-2020 3:04pm

I missed him in Dublin because the tickets were sold out, so got to see him in Lisbon last year instead.
So so glad that i did. Only word comes close to describing him is legend really isnt it?
I Feel blessed that i did get to see him and I'm not sitting here now with regret.
For me i'll always associate him firstly with Cinema Paradiso - my favorite movie of all time.
Such an evocative movie on so many levels for me personally, and his music in it....pfffft.... just reaches that place inside that maybe only music can reach.
Someone else mentioned The Mission being played on tape in school - for us it was the same. Years ago, Class full of lads in 5th/6th year, vhs and tv gets rolled in in religion class to watch the movie. The usual "whats this sh*t" etc etc but as soon as the music kicked in the bravado and bluster died down - he had us!
Sad to see him pass, but happy to he gave us a lifetime of musical masterpieces to enjoy.
RIP Maestro.

10-07-2020 6:49am

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/arts/music/ennio-morricone-john-zorn.html

Great homage by another fantastic composer

p to the e · 10-07-2020 10:06am

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/arts/music/ennio-morricone-john-zorn.html

Great homage by another fantastic composer

"Ennio Morricone was more than one of the world’s great soundtrack composers — he was one of the world’s great composers, period."

Too true.

AllForIt · 20-08-2020 2:41am

Some of my favs of his in preference order.

A Fistfull of Dynamite.

It starts off a bit slow but further in it just lifts me off my seat. Blissful music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1tTAC84XYA

One of his more quirky ones in second place. Oddly captivating. It shouldn't work, but it does. It's not an emotional one, but it's just so oddly weird and brilliant at the same time.

My Name is Nobody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGZDKuDl3jc

And in final third place, the whole of the The Mission movie score. The opening one on the album captures the whole tone and the brilliance of the whole score.

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

I have never felt so sad to see someone I don't know personally to leave us.

What an utter genius in his field. You never appreciate the things you have until they are gone.

RIP Ennio Morricone

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