Latest Ennio Morricone News
Little Suspicions Give The Best Description Of Their Sound We've Ever Heard [Exclusive]
British indie-rock four-piece Little Suspicions give a unique insight into their sound in a new interview with Contactmusic. They also open up about COVID-19 has affected their musical plans, and release a new single entitled...
By Staff Writer in Music / Festivals on 27 October 2020
Oscar-winning Film Composer Ennio Morricone Dies Aged 91
Legendary film composer Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91.Morricone passed away on Monday morning (06.07.20) at a clinic in Rome after suffering a fall which caused a hip fracture.The prolific musician scored...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 July 2020
Ennio Morricone Wins First Oscar Of His Career For Scoring T`arantino's 'The Hateful Eight'
Leonardo DiCaprio may have made most of the headlines with his first Oscar win after five nominations for Best Actor, but perhaps just as significant was the triumph of Ennio Morricone, the legendary soundtrack composer...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 March 2016
Ennio Morricone Says He Was "Shocked" By The Level Of Violence In Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight'
Ennio Morricone, the legendary composer who has written the scores for many classic movies, has admitted that he was “shocked” by the amount of violence in Quentin Tarantino’s new film The Hateful Eight, for which...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 December 2015
Ennio Morricone Is Composing The Score For Quentin Tarantino’S ‘The Hateful Eight’
Ennio Morricone is set to write the score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. He is best known for composing music for a number of Italian (Spaghetti) Westerns including the Dollars Trilogy, The Good, the...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 July 2015
Ennio Morricone To Score New Quentin Tarantino Movie
The director made the announcement at Comic-Con in San Diego, California on Saturday (11Jul15), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Morricone is famous for his work on A Fistful of Dollars and The...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 July 2015
Ennio Morricone Didn't Approve Of Scenes In Django Unchained
Ennio Morricone didn't approve of the graphic scenes in 'Django Unchained'.The prolific composer and conductor wrote the soundtrack to the award-winning movie, directed by Quentin Tarantino, but admitted he wasn't pleased by a gruesome plot...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 March 2015
Composer Ennio Morricone Postpones U.s. Concerts After Back Surgery
Legendary film composer Ennio Morricone has postponed two upcoming concerts in the U.S. after undergoing back surgery.The revered Italian musician, 85, recently suffered an injury which required him to go under the knife to repair...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 March 2014
Ennio Morricone: 'Quentin Tarantino Remarks Were Taken Out Of Context'
Composer Ennio Morricone has spoken out to clarify quotes attributed to him about collaborating with director Quentin Tarantino, insisting he has nothing but admiration for the filmmaker.Just last week (ends15Mar13), the Italian maestro allegedly told...
By WENN on 19 March 2013
Ennio Morricone: 'I Won't Be Working With Quentin Tarantino Again'
Revered Italian composer Ennio Morricone has vowed never to work with Quentin Tarantino again, because he didn't like the way his music was used in Django Unchained.The 84-year-old maestro has worked with the filmmaker on...
By WENN on 15 March 2013
Out Now: Us Album Releases, Django Unchained Ost Features Rick Ross, Chief Keef Banks On Hip-hop Heavyweight Support, Eric Clapton's Slowhand Revisited
A mixed week for US albums releases; old classics given an airing, a major movie soundtrack launched and hip-hop artists new and old having a stab at chart success. Currently, the top of the US...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 18 December 2012
Danger Mouse Does Rome Right
Jack White says Danger Mouse "did everything right" on his new album 'Rome'.The White Stripes frontman collaborated with the producer - real name Brian Burton- to provide vocals for three tracks of his new record,...
By Bang Showbiz on 31 December 2010
Russell Watson's Liability Worry
Russell Watson worried he'd become "a liability" after being treated for a brain tumour.The tenor thanked fans for standing by him during his long battle with health problems - which saw him have two pituitary...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 September 2010
Bjork & Morricone Honoured With Polar Music Prize
BJORK and Italian composer ENNIO MORRICONE accepted the 2010 Polar Music Prize in Sweden on Monday (30Aug10).King Carl XVI Gustaf honoured the pair at a lavish ceremony. Both musicians were handed $136,000 (£90,600). The Polar...
By WENN on 31 August 2010
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