Ennio Morricone facts for kids

Ennio Morricone
Quick facts for kids Ennio Morricone ; OMRI
	Morricone at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Background information
Also known as	Maestro, Dan Savio, Leo Nichols
Born	10 November 1928; Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Origin	Italy
Died	6 July 2020 (aged 91); Rome, Italy
Genres	Film music; classical; absolute music; jazz; pop; rock;
Occupation(s)	Composer; orchestrator; conductor; musician; producer;
Instruments	Trumpet; piano;
Years active	1946–2020
Associated acts	Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza; Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta; Bruno Nicolai; Alessandro Alessandroni; Edda Dell'Orso; Curro Savoy; Susanna Rigacci; Mina; Yo-Yo Ma; Mireille Mathieu; Joan Baez; Andrea Bocelli; Morrissey; Roger Waters; Sarah Brightman; Amii Stewart; Paul Anka; Milva; Gianni Morandi; Dalida; Catherine Spaak; Pet Shop Boys; Hayley Westenra;

Ennio Morricone (10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian classical composer famous for making movie scores. He has composed the scores for more than 500 movies and television programs. He was well known for composing the scores to Western movies, particularly Spaghetti Westerns. In 2007 he received the Honorary Academy Award for his many great movie scores. In his career, the composer sold over 50 million records worldwide.

His score to ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966) is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Images for kids

Goffredo Petrassi, Morricone's teacher
Morricone in 1978 with Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza
Morricone with the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, in 2016
Morricone in the Festhalle Frankfurt in 2015
Morricone at the United Nations Headquarters
Morricone receives the Per Artem ad Deum Medal (English: Through Arts to God) from Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi