Italian composer whose majestic cinematic themes instantly evoke a certain sort of gritty Western landscape.
Ennio Morricone is probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He is also one of the most prolific composers working in any medium. He has scored several hundred films over the past several decades, perhaps as many as 500. While these have been in almost every imaginable musical style (and for almost every imaginable kind of movie), he is most identified with the "spaghetti Western" style of soundtracks, which he pioneered when providing the musical backdrop for the films of director Sergio Leone. Morricone's palette is extraordinarily diverse, drawing from classical, jazz, pop, rock, electronic, avant-garde, and Italian music, among other styles. ~ Richie Unterberger









