Motion Picture Soundtrack

Max Steiner, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann and Ennio Morricone. The four horsemen of 20th century film music, these are the ones that stand out above the rest as the standard setters. The latter currently survives the lot and is still writing music to add to his already prolific career of film scores.
















Morricone is the master of melody and atmosphere, and is undoubtedly one of 20th century's greatest sound conjurors. The way he could grab your attention with the most evocative, unconventional, and simplest effects was extraordinary. His music wasn't always ground-breaking, or challenging, but the key to his appeal was finding the right mood, which was like hitting a nerve that lay hidden in the space between the screen and audience.

His best work came in the sixties... Morricone pinoeered the Western Film score with ferocious soundtracks for Sergio Leone's films, and the sensual Italian jazz-lounge grooves that painted a sparkling picture of life in a time of social revolution and thriving artistic creativity.

Into the eighties and nineties, he continued to write memorable scores, that more often catapulted a film's success. His knowledge and awareness of the orchestra as a tool, as you would expect from any contemporary film composer, is highly competent, but Morricone steered clear of the big-budget blockbusters in favour of low-budget European art-house pictures, in which he could experiment with his rich sound palette.

Composer of over 500 scores; his influence defines his legacy. I beg you to listen.

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01. Ennio Morricone - Harmonica Intro/Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (Titoli) (3:25)
02. Ennio Morricone - A Lydia ('scusi, Facciamo L'amore') (3:19)
03. Ennio Morricone - Metti, Una Sera A Cena (4:30)
04. Ennio Morricone - L'estasi Dell'oro ('il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo) (3:22)
05. Ennio Morricone - Astrtto 3 (1:48)
06. Ennio Morricone - Piume Di Cristallo (5:15)
07. Ennio Morricone - Tema Per Oria (2:05)
08. Ennio Morricone - Lontano ('gott Mit Uns') (4:30)
09. Ennio Morricone - Four Friends (2:52)
10. Ennio Morricone - Giu' la testa (4:17)
11. Ennio Morricone - La Lucertola ('una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna') (6:33)
12. Ennio Morricone - Ii Dolore Sulla Casbah (0:54)
13. Ennio Morricone - Ness And His Family (2:46)
14. Ennio Morricone - River (1:27)
15. Ennio Morricone - Il Buio ('l'anticristo') (4:00)
16. Ennio Morricone - The Mission (3:02)
17. Ennio Morricone - H2s ('h2s') (4:22)
18. Ennio Morricone - Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene (4:45)
19. Ennio Morricone - Poesia Di Una Donna (3:15)
20. Ennio Morricone - Ricordo Rosa ('le Ruffian') (2:57)
21. Ennio Morricone - Il Mercenario (I'arena) (4:45)
22. Ennio Morricone - Oceano (6:17)