Film Composer of 'The Good The Bad & The Ugly' Ennio Morricone - Most Prolific, Much Great Music

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[CharlesOConnell]

Most prolific film composer, more than peer of John Williams, Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith. Old Hollywood film music Godfather, Max Steiner (Gone With the Wind, Theme from a Summer Place) would be in the same league.

Ennio Morricone on Wikipedia

3 Hours of ENNIO MORRICONE - The Ultimate Collection

[real saxophonist]

What, no Lalo Schifrin?

[caddie]

And Bill Conti and Henry Mancini. All greats.

[Mr. Mojo]

“The Ecstasy of Gold”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVc2MQwMkg

[beaversmom]

Pure gold. Epic, awesome, classic, genius. I ♡ Tuco even though he was a scoundrel.

[Albion Wilde]

Oh goodness, my heart skipped a beat. I thought this was going to be his obit!

Same here! Absolutely love Morricone's works.

[Albion Wilde]

Who would have thought electric guitars could work so well in a western? Morricone is a genius.

It sounds more like a banjo than an acoustic guitar, and incorporates that buzz you hear in hot desert climates.

[Albion Wilde]

"Old Hollywood film music Godfather, Max Steiner (Gone With the Wind, Theme from a Summer Place) would be in the same league."

I'd include Dimitri Tiomkin in that category, too....

I am a fan of Elmer Bernstein: music for The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Ten Commandments (1956), True Grit, The Man with the Golden Arm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, and The Age of Innocence, as well as classical works.

[dfwgator]

I am a fan of Elmer Bernstein: music for The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Ten Commandments (1956), True Grit, The Man with the Golden Arm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, and The Age of Innocence, as well as classical works.

Don't forget "Animal House".

[MD Expat in PA]

One of my favorite rock albums in recent years is the The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely. One track is titled The Switch and the Spur and must have been inspired by spaghetti westerns.

The Raconteurs - The Switch and the Spur

[Charles Martel]

It sounds more like a banjo than an acoustic guitar, and incorporates that buzz you hear in hot desert climates.

And maybe just a hint of ukulele...

[MD Expat in PA]

I am surprised that no one has mentioned Maurice Jarre - Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan’s Daughter, A Passage To India, and so many others.

But my favorite has to be Doctor Zhivago

Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X-Q4nmYqc4

[Albion Wilde]

Don't forget "Animal House".

My bad!

[Albion Wilde]

And maybe just a hint of ukulele...

OMgosh, that was wonderful! Love the whistling and vocals, too! Thank you!

[Drawsing]

All this time I thought Hugo Montenegro wrote all those songs. So, I just checked my old vinyl record and realized that Montenegro was just the arranger/orchestra conductor. This is my album cover.

[Sans-Culotte]

In “Once Upon a Time in the West” the theme for Cheyenne (Jason Robards) was banjo driven.

[Charles Martel]

My pleasure! I have that video in my “Favorites” list at YouTube - I watch it every few months. It always makes me smile.

[logician2u]

Certainly one of the greatest, and unfortunately not as appreciated as he might have been if he lived closer to Hollywood.

His latest visit, in February 2016, coincided with his being awarded a star on the Walk of Fame, in a prominent location on Hollywood Blvd. (It should have been done decades ago, but better late than never.)

The video runs a little over a half-hour, with speakers, musicians, actors, actresses, producers and (choke,choke) Harvey Weinstein all trying unsuccessfully to upstage the honoree.

[logician2u]

OOOOPS - that link will work if you need the Italian version.

In English, the ceremony is here.

Good music to go with the award presentation.

[Intolerant in NJ]

How 'bout the late, great James Horner - The Rocketeer (Main Titles) - He's almost as good as the late, great Jerome Moross - The Big Country (Main Titles).....