Ennio Morricone has passed away


So sad.  What a wonderful composer. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53305397
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And "Once Upon a Time in the West." The list goes on and on.
A brilliant composer. 


He was a very influential composer who leaves a wonderful musical
legacy for people to explore.

Streaming is your friend!

Rock/pop Audiophile fans: start with the “Ecstasy of Gold” intro on Metallica’s S&M release. If that does not get your blood pumping maybe check for a soul or a new hifi. 
RIP Ennio....strange coincidence... I just watched "Once upon a time in the West" last night...one of my fav Sergio Leone movies
He wrote music for movies that sounded  like nothing I had heard before and I'm a big Movies Sountrack Freak.RIP Ennio .....
Musical Tributes:

Celebrazione di Ennio Morricone, genio ispiratore 06_07_20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06RV0NWqivw

Chi Mai - Ennio Morricone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_FKlTCC9L4

Ennio Morricone Tribute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jXv2uwQhnQ

Ennio Morricone-Homage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awg2-I7cLjI

RIP Ennio Morricone - Cinema Paradiso Piano Arrangement by AyseDeniz | @ADPianist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_YCZeKVdro

Ennio Morricone - "The man with the harmonica" - Andrea Giuffredi trumpet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYXCXaQyAdg

Ennio Morricone: Lontano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftQX5BoQuqo

Tim Allhoff spielt Ennio Morricone für Klassik Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTB1kpfDVsI

E. Morricone - Playing Love From The Legend of 1900, arr. A. Del Sal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPqbuNmrstU

Tribute to Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold - Harevis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqeeFCnvt58

Ennio morricone Gabriel's Oboe - Ensemble Brasilis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FesKPCEyEVU

Ennio Morricone-Gabriel's Oboe par Wassylla Boujana - Hommage 6 juillet 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VSN9v8rx0

Omaggio a Ennio Morricone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOWsWY9rxkI

"Gabriel's oboe" Ennio Morricone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N17hFjupjHQ

Ennio Morricone - Per un Pugno di Dollari (Performed by Marco Fugatti)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgjBmhKYxkw

Luca Zanetti interpreta "Sacco e Vanzetti" di Ennio Morricone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQMAvEQfB0

清塚信也【Playing Love 愛を奏でて】海の上のピアニストより Ennio Morricone R.I.P.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxQp9HQiKc

Un pensiero per Ennio Morricone: "Gabriel's Oboe"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dmd0WqyPDE

Rip. Ennio Morricone "Once Upon a Time in the West" sax street cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dxbAnlBxBo

SSO Feature / Gabriel's Oboe / Ennio Morricone / Hoàng Mạnh Lâm, oboe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tentnp1JROk

Chi Mai (Ennio Morricone) - RIP Maestro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwB2Ay51Ajw


In my Pantheon of favorite film composers.  That's for sure.  His work was almost magically suited to the wide screen.
Young guitarist Jacopo Mastrangelo enchants locked down Rome

The melodic theme music from "Cinema Paradiso" soars over a completely still and silent Rome every sunset.

It provides an enchanting end to surreal days in lockdown living through a pandemic that has claimed over 22,000 lives in Italy and 145,000 worldwide.

The 18-year-old guitarist behind the performances has turned into a social media star for his impromptu covers of Ennio Morricone classics.

He plays from the terrace of his luxurious flat overlooking the fountains of Rome’s now-empty Piazza Navona.

The Rome mayor heard about the teen and invited him to play a special Easter Sunday performance from the hilltop Piazza del Campidoglio that rises above the Forum.

"He moved us when he played from his terrace overlooking Piazza Navona," Raggi said in her introduction to his Easter concert.

"Today, from Rome, we want to pay homage to Romans, Italians and the whole world."

Mastrangelo said the mayor phoned him up one day and they agreed that he would perform three songs.

https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2020/04/19/young-guitarist-jacopo-mastrangelo-enchants-locked-down-...


Celebrazione di Ennio Morricone, genio ispiratore 06_07_20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06RV0NWqivw
Why does it feel so personal when a guy like this dies? It is like someone in your family that you truly cared for has died, not some Italian dude you never met.
Nella Fantasia" ("In My Fantasy") is a song sung in Italian based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film The Mission (1986). With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "Nella Fantasia" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was originally released in 1998 by Sarah Brightman. It has since been covered by many artists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nella_Fantasia

Il Divo - Nella Fantasia (Live At The Greek Theatre)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz5IXPICCXg

MORRICONE - Nella Fantasia - BEST Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0fBhf_e2SM
They made us watch The Mission in school. That's how I was introduced to the music of Ennio Morricone. Been a fan since then. 
Tremendous loss, a true “Score Master”. Many favorite movies always completed by his contributions.