Ennio Morricone

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��ý’s Treasures, Ennio Morricone: A Living Legend

by Magda Lauer | Tue, 08/28/2018 - 04:45

This year on the 10th November this brilliant composer and musician, often referred to as’ Parrot Estrada’, will turn ninety! The huge body of work,…

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Three of Oscar Winner Ennio Morricone's Most Famous Soundtracks

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/01/2016 - 04:45

��ý had reason to celebrate at this year’s Academy Awards thanks to the well-deserved Oscar win by Ennio Morricone. The 87-year-old composer won Best…

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Ennio Morricone To Perform in LA and NY as part of USA Tour 2014

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 02/23/2014 - 02:15

Legendary composer Ennio Morricone, the man behind some of the most memorable music in the history of film, is returning to the U.S. for two special concerts…

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Morricone Composes Song For Oscar-Nominated Tarantino Movie

by Carol King | Wed, 02/20/2013 - 06:20

Iconic Italian film composer Ennio Morricone composed a song for American director Quentin Tarantino’s homage to spaghetti westerns, ‘Django Unchained’.…

Rome Film Festival

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 10/26/2011 - 01:43

For the past five years, the Rome Film Festival has been quietly building up international recognition. Distinguishing itself from its northern neighbour, the…

Morricone to Head Rome Film Festival Jury

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 06/02/2011 - 04:45

The sixth annual Rome Film Festival will take place this fall with legendary composer Ennio Morricone acting as head of the jury.The musician is best known for…

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Primo Maggio Rocks Rome

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 05/02/2011 - 06:16

1º May marks the celebration of La Festa dei Lavoratori or Labor Day in ��ý. Also known as May Day, the Primo Maggio has long symbolized the workers that…

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Spaghetti Westerns Inspire Modern Music

by ITALY | Tue, 04/26/2011 - 06:26

Spaghetti Westerns, known as Westerns all'Italiana, were a subgenre of American cowboy films that immerged in ��ý in the mid-1960s. The movies were known for…

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