Biography
Ennio Morricone OMRI (Italian: [ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne]; November 10, 1928 – July 6, 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. He has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Golden Globes, six BAFTAs, ten David di Donatello, eleven Nastro d'Argento, two European Film Awards, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, and the Polar Music Prize in 2010.
Awards & recognition
- Princess of Asturias Award — the Arts · 2020
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2016
- Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal · 2015
- Grammy Trustees Award · 2014
Show all 38 awards →
- European Film Award — Best Composer · 2013
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 2013
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2009
- Academy Honorary Award · 2007
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 2007
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 2005
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 2001
- Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit — Culture and Art · 2000
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 2000
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1999
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1995
- Leopard of Honour · 1989
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 1988
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 1985
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 1972
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 1970
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Score · 1965
- Camille Awards
- Cinearti La chioma di Berenice Prize
- David di Donatello — Best Score
- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
- Grammy Awards
- Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2016 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Composer · 2005 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2001 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1987 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Musical Score · 1983 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Original Song · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1979 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever
Tre donne - 1943: Un incontro
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Cinema Paradiso
Once Upon a Time in America
Ennio
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Legend of 1900
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
The Thing
For a Few Dollars More
The Battle of Algiers
Luca
The Hateful Eight
The Best Offer
The Untouchables
1900
Fists in the Pocket
A Fistful of Dollars
I... For Icarus
Sacco & Vanzetti
Duck, You Sucker!
The Sicilian Clan
Malena
Days of Heaven
The Great Silence
A Pure Formality
The Mission
Morricone Conducts Morricone
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
My Name Is Nobody
The Big Gundown
The Bible in the Beginning...
Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story
Memories of Anne Frank
Baaria
The Unknown Woman
Casualties of War
The Professional
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Lolita
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Grand Slam
Before the Revolution
In the Line of Fire
The Scarlet and the Black
Almost Human
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Teorema
Guns for San Sebastian