RIP : Ennio Morricone

Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 92. He was very well known for his compositions he wrote for the cinema and television.

He started as a talented football player for A.S. Roma but quickly left the sport to follow his passion for music. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is considered one of the most influential soundtracks and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.  His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, including all Sergio Leone films (since A Fistful of Dollars), all Giuseppe Tornatore films (since Cinema Paradiso), The Battle of Algiers, Dario Argento's Animal Trilogy, 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular, the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I, II, III and Le Professionnel, as well as The Thing, The Mission, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, Bugsy, Disclosure, In the Line of Fire, Bulworth, Ripley's Game and The Hateful Eight.

He musically influenced many artists in a whole spectrum of genres. Ennio Morricone has sold well over 70 million records worldwide during his career that spanned over seven decades.

Here is one of his best compositions played by Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Botti, "Cinema Paradiso".
RIP Grand Master.