Saturday, November 10, 2018

The Ecstacy of Gold---Ennio Morricone

Happy 90th Birthday to legendary composer Ennio Morricone. Morricone is best known for composing for movies such as A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly, Once Upon A Time In The West, Once Upon A Time In America, The Untouchables, Bugsy, & The Hateful Eight with the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Original Score which, at 87, made him one of the oldest people to win a competitive oscar. He's also won three grammys, three golden globes, six BAFTAs, ten David di Donatellos, eleven Nastro d'Argentos, two European Film Awards, The Golden Lion Honorary Award, & The Polar Music Prize.



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