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The introverted "father" of Western Italian music celebrates his 90th birthday – he has composed 500 soundtracks during his career.
11:14, November 10, 2018
A farewell tour, a book and a last soundtrack: the legendary film music composer Ennio Morricone celebrates 90 years, but does not take a break. The legendary musician, who has composed more than 500 scores for film and television, still has many upcoming appointments.
Next week, the Roman Maestro will begin his last tour under the slogan "The Farewell Tour". With that, he wants to celebrate his farewell to the concert scenes of the world. Performances are planned in Moscow, Paris, London, Berlin and Budapest. "Making my works live for people of different generations and backgrounds is a good thing," says Morricone.
The conductor has composed music in recent decades
more than 500 films, including many clbadics such as "1900" by Bernardo Bertolucci or "Play Me The Song of Death" and "For a handful of dollars" by Sergio Leone. Morricone has been honored dozens of times for his achievements. Many of his soundtracks are known around the world – especially the harmonica melody of the 1969 Western clbadic "Play me the song of death".
But almost 50 years later, the native Romans do not have enough of the music yet. He is currently working on the music of the new film Giuseppe TornatoreIn 2000, Morricone won the Golden Globe for best soundtrack for Tornatore's pianist Legend of the Ocean. Morricone also wrote the soundtrack for Tornator's "Cinema Paradiso" work.
Sicilian director Tornatore dedicates book to Morricone
titled "Ennio, a maestro", commemorating the 90th anniversary of
The birthday of the film music composer appears. "If you want to go to the heart of my music, you have to look between breaks, in silence, because silence is music, as much as sounds and
maybe more, "reveals Morricone, giants like Bach and
Stravinsky calls as models.
Millions of people know the melodies of the Morricones, the introvert Italians prefer to stay in the background, the glamor being foreign to him. For a long time he composed under two pseudonyms. He does not care about prices. "Success can be satisfying, but music must always be pure and correct, never be a vehicle to recognize," he wrote in his memoir "Life Notes" ("La musica e oltre").
A life entirely for music
Morricone was born November 10, 1928 in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere in a family of four brothers and sisters music lovers. His father was a trumpet player and Morricone was already interested in music from his childhood and began composing at the age of six. In 1938, his parents enrolled him at the Rome Conservatory where he graduated in composition and trumpet and performed for the first time in orchestras.
From 1964, Morricone worked with his former
Clbadmates, the director Sergio Leonefor his films "For a handful of dollars" (1964), "Two glorious scoundrels" (1966) and "Play me the song of death" (1968), he wrote the music, as well as
Bernardo Bertolucci, Leone continued to ensure the importance
Morricone's music for his films because of the expression of these things
possible, which otherwise should be shown in pictures.
Throughout his career, the Roman has worked with world-renowned artists.
Directors love Roman Polanski. Oliver Stone and Marguerite of
Trotta together. But he also composed electronic music and television tunes. In 2007, Morricone received the Academy Award for the work of his life, which was the culmination of his career, having already almost abandoned all hope of getting the coveted trophy. Five times, the Italian had been nominated but left empty handed. In 2016, at the age of 87, he received the first Academy Award for his film music. Quentin Tarantinos Western "The Hate Eight".
Despite his international success, the gray-haired Italian wearing horn-rimmed glbades is always concerned about his private life. Morricone has been with us since 1956 Maria Travia married, the couple has three sons and a daughter. One of the sons also works as a composer. Morricone wants to live as long as possible with his wife. "I've dedicated my two Oscars to Maria, it's not easy to stay by my side, to support a person who primarily asks for himself," he says.
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