John Williams and Ennio Morricone are undoubtedly two of the greatest film composers of all time, but who's the best? Well, you're about to find out.
Another legend has passed. Ennio Morricone, the prolific film composer behind now-iconic scores for films including The Mission and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, has died at age 91. Morricone passed in a clinic in Rome early Monday morning, per Variety. The composer's lawyer, Giorgio Asumma, told Italian outlet ANSA that Morricone was at the clinic following a fall which caused a hip fracture. In the immediate wake of Morricone's passing, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tweeted out his condolences, writing, "We will always remember, with infinite gratitude, the artistic genius of the Maestro #EnnioMorricone. …
A true loss, but what a wonderful career. Ennio Morricone's sounds will be missed.
Ennio Morricone, the Italian film composer whose scores spanned all genres, including spaghetti westerns, romance and thrillers, has died aged 91.