Many times when we watch a movie we get excited or laugh when we see a scene, and in many cases this is thanks to the sound that accompanies it. Not everyone appreciates the importance and art of music for moviesso it is necessary to follow this topic with the work of a unique artist.
And it is that a day like today was born Ennio Morriconeone of the most remembered film music composers in history. Author of the iconic song The Good, the Bad and the Uglyas well as the score of other award-winning films are proof of what his artistic talent was.
Ennio Morricone, one of the most talented composers in the history of cinema
Morricone was born on November 10, 1928 in Rome. His first instrument was the trumpet and At the age of six he had already composed his first workso his father and musician, Mario Morricone, decided to enroll him at nine in the National Academy of Saint Cecilia. At age 12, he began a four-year conservatory program focused on harmony. completed it in six months.
After receiving your trumpet diploma in 1946 He began his professional career and composed the music of Il Mattino (The morning). At the same time, he was a ghostwriter of works that ended up being published in the names of other great authors of the time, and he gained popularity for composing background music for radio programs. In 1950 he received a diploma for instrumentation and later the same recognition for composition.
In 1955 he dedicated himself to arranging the music of other composers who were already established in cinema, and shortly after Sergio Leonea director who had been Ennio’s classmate at school, proposed to him to be the composer of the soundtrack for his next films. There a dream duo was born, which changed the shape of the genre western in all its variables, with titles like For a handful of dollars (1964) and Giù la testa (1971).
In the 80’s and 90’s he continued composing, both for his partner Leone’s films and for other big films. There they stand out C´era una volta in America (Once upon a time in America) from 1984 and Cinema Paradiso from 1988, both considered one of the best soundtracks in history. He also made the music for The untouchables (1987) by Brian De Palma and, later, that of Kill Bill (2004) by Quentin Tarantino.
As if that were not enough, he was a multi-award-winning composer. He won two “Grammy” awards, three “Golden Globes”, five “BAFTA”, ten “David de Donatello”, eleven “Nostro d’argento”, the “Polar Music” award in 2010 and two “Oscars” from the which one was for his honorary career. The other went to Best Score for The Hateful Eight (2016)also by Tarantino.
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His works are full of emotion and nuanceswhich show their versatility to compose based on different genres. Furthermore, its brilliant melodies They provided an extra flavor to the films in which he participated. In 2020a fall at home caused him to fracture his femur, which in a few days brought him health complications, and He died on July 6 at the age of 91..
“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, the best-known song in the history of cinema
Before we remembered the Leone-Morricone duo, but we did not mention their masterpiece. for the movie Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) of 1966the Roman composer created one of the most remembered songs in the history of cinema. Under the film’s eponymous title, Morricone deployed all his skill to build a soundtrack to remember and a topic that everyone instantly recognizes.
The bass drums sound, preceding the iconic flute that plays the famous melody. Once 15 seconds into the song, we can immerse ourselves in the western world that Morricone created with his instruments. The Good, the Bad and the UglyIt constituted the sound of the film, with two phrases as leimotiv of the entire feature film as well as a mix of instruments such as the ocarina, the acoustic guitar and the flute that generate a unique atmosphere.
According to Leone, up to 40% of a film’s success depended on the music. Exotic but simple, Morricone’s music crossed the big screen and many generations.
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