His score to 1966’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. From 1960 to 1975, Morricone gained international fame for composing music for westerns. Throughout his career, he has composed music for artists such as Paul Anka, Mina, Milva, Zucchero and Andrea Bocelli. His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, including all Sergio Leone films since A Fistful of Dollars (including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West), all Giuseppe Tornatore films (since Cinema Paradiso), The Battle of Algiers, Dario Argento’s Animal Trilogy, Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I, II, III and Le Professionnel, John Carpenter’s The Thing, The Mission, The Untouchables, Bugsy, In the Line of Fire, Disclosure, Bulworth, Mission to Mars, Ripley’s Game and The Hateful Eight.Īfter playing the trumpet in jazz bands in the 1940s, he became a studio arranger for RCA Victor and in 1955 started ghost writing for film and theatre. Since 1946 Morricone has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium. Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI (Italian: born 10 November 1928) is an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player.