Ennio Morricone (1928–2020)


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A classmate of director Sergio Leone with whom he would form one of the great director/composer partnerships (right up there with Eisenstein & Prokofiev, Hitchcock & Herrmann, Fellini & Rota), Ennio Morricone studied at Rome's Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he specialized in trumpet. His first film scores were relatively undistinguished, but he ... See full bio »

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(age 91) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 84 wins & 93 nominations. See more awards »

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Lahjomattomat Composer
(1987)
(1998)

Filmography

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 2020 On the Road (Short)
 2020 The Good, the Bad and the Hungry (Short) (original music by)
 2020 Dedicando a Ennio Morricone (Video short) (co-composer)
 2020 For A Few Dollars More (Music Video) (original music by)
 2020 Cine Chalom (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
 2019 Once Upon A Time in the West (Short) (music by)
 2019 K by Dolce & Gabbana (Short)
 2016 Las 7 Cuevas de Wai Lou (Gold of Wai Lou) (Short) (original music by)
 2016 Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Rosa Excelsa (TV Special short)
 2016 Il fascino dell'impossibile (Documentary)
 2015 The Sun Is Dark (Documentary)
 2015 The Hateful Eight (original music by)
 2014 Boogie Nights vs. Taxi Driver (Video short)
 2013 Vengeance Rides A Horse (Documentary short)
 2013 Come un delfino - La serie (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
- Episode #1.4 (2013)
- Episode #1.3 (2013)
- Episode #1.2 (2013)
- Episode #1.1 (2013)
 2012-2013 L'isola (TV Series) (12 episodes)
- Episode #1.12 (2013)
- Episode #1.11 (2013)
- Episode #1.10 (2013)
- Episode #1.9 (2013)
- Episode #1.8 (2013)
 2013 Ultimo 4 - L'occhio del falco (TV Movie)
 2012 Der Fall der vier Fliegen (Video documentary)
 2012 Paolo Borsellino - I 57 giorni (TV Movie)
 2012 Sabato, domenica e lunedì (TV Movie)
 2011/I Labyrinth (Short)
 2011 Unexpected Hero (Short)
 2011 Questi fantasmi (TV Movie)
 2011/III Love Story (Documentary)
 2011 Napoli milionaria (TV Movie)
 2011/II Big Feet (Short)
 2011 Come un delfino (TV Movie)
 2010 The Greatness (Short)
 2010 Filumena Marturano (TV Movie)
 2010 The Earth: Our Home (Documentary) (music composed by)
 2009 Salvare Procida (Documentary short) (music by)
 2009 Mi ricordo Anna Frank (TV Movie)
 2009 The Ear (Short)
 2009 Baarìa
 2009 An Indian Named Joe (Video documentary short)
 2009 On Behalf of American Indians (Video documentary short)
 2009 Quatraro mysteriet (TV Series documentary)
 2009 A Greek Western Tragedy (Video documentary short)
 2009 Leivän ja vapauden puolesta (TV Movie)
 2008 A History of Dollars (Video documentary short)
 2008 They Called Him Ringo (Video documentary short)
 2008 Päätöslauselma 819 (TV Movie)
 2008 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show (TV Series short) (1 episode)
- Episode #1.2 (2008)
 2007 A come Argento (Documentary short)
 2007 Killfilm II (Short) (uncredited)
 2007 L'ultimo dei Corleonesi (TV Movie)
 2002-2006 Alejo y Valentina (TV Series) (53 episodes)
- Garron Ball Z (2002)
- Floggerfield (2002)
 2006 Falcone - Mafian vihollinen #1 (TV Movie)
 2006 La provinciale (TV Movie)
 2006 Play the Game (Short)
 2006 Karol, un Papa rimasto uomo (TV Movie)
 2005 Lucia (TV Movie)
 2005 The Order of Templates (Short)
 2005 Karol, un uomo diventato Papa (TV Movie)
 2005 Kefalonian murhenäytelmä (TV Movie)
 2005 Il cuore nel pozzo (TV Movie)
 2004 Suburban Symphony (Video short)
 2004 Tragic Laughter (Video short)
 2004 Ultimo 3 - L'infiltrato (TV Movie)
 2004 72 metra
 2003 Ics (TV Movie)
 2003 Trick Saddle (Short)
 2003 Maria Goretti (TV Movie)
 2003 Il papa buono (TV Movie)
 2003 Musashi (TV Series)
 2002 Ripley's Game
 2002 I sogni nel mirino (Documentary) (music by)
 2002 Un difetto di famiglia (TV Movie)
 2002 Carlo Giuliani, ragazzo (Documentary)
 2002 Senso '45
 2002 Threnody (Short)
 2002 Perlasca - rohkeuden valinta (TV Movie)
 2001 Un altro mondo è possibile (Documentary)
 2001 Nanà (TV Series)
 1986-2001 La Piovra - Mustekala (TV Series) (38 episodes)
- Episode #10.2 (2001)
- La piovra 10 (2001)
- Episode #7.6 (1995)
- Episode #7.5 (1995)
- Episode #7.4 (1995)
 2000 Padre Pio: Tra cielo e terra (TV Movie)
 2000 Malèna
 2000 Vatel
 2000 I guardiani del cielo (TV Movie)
 1999 Ultimo 2 - La sfida (TV Movie)
 1998 Ultimo (TV Movie)
 1998 Karl-May-Spiele: Unter Geiern - der Geist des Llano Estacado (TV Movie) (original music by)
 1998 La casa bruciata (TV Movie)
 1998 In fondo al cuore (TV Movie)
 1997 Il quarto re
 1997 Raamattu: Salomo (TV Mini Series)
 1997 Lolita
 1996-1997 Nostromo (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
- Episode #1.1 (1997)
- Episode #1.4 (1996)
- Episode #1.3 (1996)
- Episode #1.2 (1996)
 1996 Sanpellegrino Calze (Short)
 1996 Simson ja Delila (TV Mini Series)
 1996 La lupa
 1996 Ninfa plebea
 1995 Ennio Morricone (TV Movie documentary)
 1995 Lo schermo a tre punte (Video documentary)
 1995 Il barone (TV Mini Series)
 1994 Missus (TV Movie)
 1994 Raamattu: Jaakob (TV Movie)
 1994 Verkossa
 1994 Wolf
 1993 Estasi (TV Movie)
 1993 Tulilinjalla
 1993 La scorta
 1993 Una storia italiana (TV Movie)
 1992 Ilon kaupunki
 1992 Piazza di Spagna (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1992)
- Episode #1.2 (1992)
- Episode #1.1 (1992)
 1991 Die Fussbroichs (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
 1991 Bugsy
 1991 La thune
 1991 Yön salat
 1991 Il principe del deserto (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1991)
- Episode #1.2 (1991)
- Episode #1.1 (1991)
 1990 Hamlet
 1990 Cacciatori di navi (TV Movie)
 1990 The Big Man
 1989 12 registi per 12 città (Documentary) (segments "Firenze", "Udine")
 1989 I promessi sposi (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1989)
- Episode #1.2 (1989)
- Episode #1.1 (1989)
 1989 Vakoilupeli (TV Mini Series) (2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (1989)
- Episode #1.1 (1989)
 1988 Gli angeli del potere (TV Movie)
 1988 Gli indifferenti (TV Movie)
 1988 C.A.T. - kuoleman partio 2 (TV Movie)
 1988 Frantic
 1988 Saharan salaisuus (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
- Episode #1.4 (1988)
- Episode #1.3 (1988)
- Episode #1.2 (1988)
- Episode #1.1 (1988)
 1987 Quartiere
 1987 Rampage
 1987 Lahjomattomat
 1987 Mosca addio
 1986 C.A.T. Squad (TV Movie)
 1986 Linnake
 1986 La venexiana
 1985 Il pentito
 1985 La gabbia
 1985 Via Mala (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1985)
- Episode #1.2 (1985)
- Episode #1.1 (1985)
 1985 Red Sonja (music composed by)
 1985 Simplisties verbond (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Wo ist der Bahnhof? (1985) ... (music by)
 1984 Don't Kill God (Documentary)
 1984 Die Försterbuben (TV Movie)
 1984 Wer war Edgar Allan? (TV Movie)
 1983 Tre donne (Short)
 1983 Sahara
 1983 Kova kyttä
 1983 Pelota (Documentary)
 1983 Nana, ilotyttö (as Enio Morricone)
 1983 The Scarlet and the Black (TV Movie)
 1982-1983 Marco Polo (TV Mini Series) (6 episodes)
- Episode #1.8 (1983)
- Episode #1.6 (1983)
- Episode #1.4 (1982)
- Episode #1.3 (1982)
- Episode #1.2 (1982)
 1983 Aarrehait (music composed by)
 1983 Kovanahkainen
 1982 Giorno dopo giorno (TV Series) (1985)
 1982 Maja Plisetskaja (Documentary)
 1982 Blood Link (music composed by)
 1982 Porca vacca
 1981 Due donne (TV Movie)
 1981 Neitsytperho
 1980 The Fantastic World of M.C. Escher (Documentary)
 1980 Uomini e no
 1980 La banquière
 1980 The Island
 1980 Stark System
 1980 Orient-Express (TV Mini Series) (6 episodes)
- Wanda (1980)
- Hélène (1980)
- Jane (1980)
- Antonella (1980)
- Jenny (1980)
 1980 Il ladrone
 1980 Windows
 1979 Buone notizie
 1979 Bugie bianche
 1979 Ogro
 1979 Niitty
 1979 Verenperintö
 1979 Invito allo sport (TV Series)
 1979 Humanoidi
 1979 Il giocattolo
 1978 Il prigioniero (TV Movie)
 1978 XI FIFA World Cup 1978 (TV Series) (music composed by, 1978)
 1978 Dove vai in vacanza? (segment "Sarò tutta per te")
 1978 L'immoralità
 1978 Le mani sporche (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1978)
- Episode #1.2 (1978)
- Episode #1.1 (1978)
 1978 Corleone
 1978 Noi lazzaroni (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1978)
- Episode #1.2 (1978)
- Episode #1.1 (1978)
 1978 Kotini on linnani (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1978)
- Episode #1.2 (1978)
- Episode #1.1 (1978)
 1978 Forza Italia! (Documentary)
 1977 Il gatto
 1977 Terrori 2000
 1977 Il mostro
 1977 Pedro Páramo
 1977 Orca - tappajavalas (music composed by)
 1977 L'arriviste
 1976 Ariel Limon (Documentary short)
 1976 Drammi gotici (TV Movie)
 1976 Per amore
 1976 Musta leski
 1976 1900
 1976 Todo modo
 1975 A Escola Aberta (Documentary)
 1975 Macao (Documentary short)
 1975 Le Ricain
 1975 Leonor
 1975 La faille
 1974 Moses the Lawgiver (TV Mini Series) (6 episodes)
- Part VI (1974)
- Part V (1974)
- Part IV (1974)
- Part III (1974)
- Part II (1974)
 1974 Petturi
 1974 La cugina
 1974 Sesso in confessionale (Documentary)
 1974 Spasmo
 1974 De dief (TV Movie)
 1973 Vaarwel
 1973 Rappresaglia
 1973 Sepolta viva
 1973 Vankikarkuri (music by)
 1973 Horace (TV Movie)
 1972 L'uomo e la magia (TV Movie documentary)
 1972 Lui per lei
 1972 Nessuno deve sapere (TV Mini Series) (6 episodes)
- Episode #1.6 (1972)
- Episode #1.5 (1972)
- Episode #1.4 (1972)
- Episode #1.3 (1972)
- Episode #1.2 (1972)
 1972 La cosa buffa
 1972 Attentaatti
 1972 Canterburyn tarinoita (as Mº Ennio Morricone)
 1972 1870 (TV Movie)
 1971 Maddalena
 1971 Oceano (Documentary)
 1971 Incontro
 1971 Ryöstäjät
 1971 Tre donne - L'automobile (TV Movie)
 1971 Tre donne - 1943: Un incontro (TV Movie)
 1971 Tre donne - La sciantosa (TV Movie)
 1971 Viides sormi
 1971 Decamerone (as Mº Ennio Morricone)
 1971 Julma kierre
 1971 Tre nel mille
 1970 Armoton mies
 1970 Ampiaispesä
 1970 Ihmissyöjät
 1970 Metello
 1970 Epäilyksen yläpuolella (music by)
 1970 Giovanni ed Elviruccia (TV Mini Series)
 1969 Giotto (Documentary short)
 1969 Queimada
 1969 Zenabel (music director)
 1969 H2S
 1969/I Ecce Homo
 1969 Eat It
 1969 Monzan nunna
 1969 L'alibi
 1969 Tepepa
 1968 Once Upon a Time in the West (music composed by)
 1968 Galileo
 1968 Partner.
 1968 Teorema
 1968 Ratsasta henkesi edestä (uncredited)
 1968 Appunti per un film sull'India (TV Movie documentary)
 1968 Grazie zia
 1968/I Escalation
 1968 Mies mustassa Jaguarissa (musical score)
 1967 Arabella
 1967 Kasvokkain
 1967 L'harem
 1967 Kosto odottaa
 1967 Lyömätön
 1967 Luodin laki
 1967 7 tappajaa
 1967 Vendetta (uncredited)
 1967 Elävältä poltettu noita (segment "Terra vista dalla luna, La")
 1967 Rio Hondon kuolemanloukku (as Leo Nichols)
 1966 Lo squarciagola (TV Movie)
 1966 Navajo Joe - 1 dollari päänahasta (as Leo Nichols)
 1966 Lännen nopein lääkäri (uncredited)
 1966 Raamattu... alussa loi Jumala (uncredited)
 1966 Dollarivirta (as Leo Nichols)
 1966 El Greco
 1966 Väijytys
 1966 7 kostajaa
 1965 Thrilling
 1965 Slalom
 1965 Amanti d'oltretomba (as Maestro Ennio Morricone)
 1964 Kourallinen dollareita (as Dan Savio)
 1964 Le pistole non discutono (as Dan Savio)
 1964 I malamondo (Documentary)
 1964 I maniaci
 1963 Il successo
 1963 Taistelu punaisella hietikolla (as Dan Savio)
 1963 Le monachine
 1963 I basilischi
 1962 Gli italiani e le vacanze (Documentary)
 1962 I motorizzati
 1962 La cuccagna
 1960 Morte di un amico (uncredited)
 1915/II Häpeän leima (1992)
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Other Works:

Livre: "Ennio Morricone - Ma musique, ma vie. Entretiens avec Alessandro De Rosa": A la recherche de ce son Paris, France: Seguier Editiones. ISBN 9782840497578 See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies | 8 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 10 Articles | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza | E. Morricone | Enio Morricone | Maestro Ennio Morricone | Mº Ennio Morricone | Morricone | Leo Nichols | Dan Savio

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)

Spouse:

Maria Travia  (his death)  (4 children)

Parents:

Morricone, Libera | Morricone, Mario
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Personal Quote:

I'm not linked to one genre or another. I like to change, so there's no risk of getting bored. I enjoy all sorts of films and I don't consider myself a horror fan, although I do like Dario Argento's and John Carpenter's movies. See more »

Trivia:

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 49th Venice International Film Festival in 1992. See more »

Trademark:

Used very simple but effective musical themes See more »

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