Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (Rome, 1928 – Rome, 2020) was one of the greatest Italian composers and author of film scores that entered the history of world cinema. Trained at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia as a trumpeter and composer, he achieved international fame with the music for Sergio Leone's westerns, particularly "A Fistful of Dollars", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "Once Upon a Time in America". His output, over five hundred scores, ranges from auteur cinema to absolute music, with masterworks such as "Mission" and "Cinema Paradiso". Recognised with two Academy Awards – one for lifetime achievement in 2007 and one for "The Hateful Eight" in 2016 – and with numerous other accolades, he is considered a master capable of transforming musical accompaniment into autonomous and universally beloved art.
The farewell
6 luglio 2020 · Roma
Ennio Morricone passed away in Rome on 6 July 2020, at the age of ninety-one, following complications from a fractured femur sustained in a fall. He rests in the Cimitero Laurentino in Rome, where a private funeral service was held in accordance with his wish for discretion. The place is accessible to all who wish to pay their respects.
