Ennio Morricone (Ennio Morricone)

Date of Birth: November 10, 1928
. Hometown: Rome, Italy
. Styles: Electronica, Soundtrack
. Destinations: Trip-Hop, Trance, Ambient Techno, Ambient Pop, Ambient House
. Ennio Morricone was born November 10, 1928 in Rome, Italy, the son of trumpeter
. In 1938 he began studying at the Conservatory of Saint Cecilia on trumpet, in 1944, a course of harmony, proceeds to examine the composition.

In October 1946 Ennio Morricone received a diploma trumpeter. Soon, he continued his studies at the conservatory, began composing music, making arrangements of folk songs, began to write music for radio, television and theater.

Since mid-1950 Morricone began composing and arranging music for film, in the credits, however, the names of more famous composers. Then he worked for Gianni Morandi, and later engaged in arranging for Paul Anka.

In 1961, the screens went reel of film "Il Federale", which is considered the first film to work on that part composer Ennio Morricone. In just three years from 1961 to 1964 he wrote the music for 24 films! Indeed, Morricone's music embodies a whole era of U.S..

In 1964 he began his collaboration with film directors Sergio Leone and Bernardo Bertolucci. The huge success of the film "A Fistful of Dollars", raised by his classmate Leone, has become a springboard for Ennio Morricone (although the composer, and disappeared under the pseudonym Leo Nichols, and later hiding under a pseudonym Dan Savio). Famous film director famous Sergio Leone westerns (Sergio Leone), certainly made the right choice of composer for his films. Ennio was no less famous than Clint Eastwood, starring in the lead roles.

When creating sound effects movie, he used unusual instruments - electric guitar, bells, flute Panova. Wonder, . that soon became the composer invited many famous directors - over the years, his work, he worked with Gillo Pontecorvo, . Mauro Bolognini, . Pier Paolo Pasolini, . Mike Nichols, . Roman Polanski, . Brian De Palma, . Pedro Almodovar,
. Not spared the attention Ennio Morricone and directing such masters as Lucio Fulci (Lucio Fulci) and Dario Argento (Dario Argento) - the best directors of horror films and thrillers!

Total Ennio Morricone wrote the music to nearly 400 films. Among them we can highlight these pictures, . as good, . bad, . evil ", . "Once the Wild West", . "Once in America", . Mission ", . The Untouchables, . "Hawks and the Sparrows", . "Bugsy", . "Allonzafan", . "Professional", . "New Cinema 'Paradiso'", . Volk, . "Octopus",
. In 1995 the composer was awarded the Golden Lion, Venice Festival for outstanding creative achievements.

He also composed many chamber music. However, it is music for films made famous Morricone. Ennio Morricone has never received an Oscar, but was very close to this. It was presented in the nomination "the best music for the film" in such films as "The Untouchables" (1987), "Days of Heaven" (1978) and "Bugsy" (1991). In 2000 he received a Golden Globe for the movie "Legend of the Pianist" (LEGEND OF 1900), and in 2001 got him again for the movie "Malena." And in 2001 he finally gets his well-deserved Oscar for his film "Malena .