“I, Ennio Morricone, am dead.” This was the statement released by Ennio Morricone’s lawyer when the prolific composer departed. An obituary written by the maestro himself, Morricone instructed the ...

Neil McCormick has been chief music critic for the Telegraph since 1995. His interviews have ranged from such rock legends as Paul McCartney, Elton John and Keith Richards to superstars Adele, Ed ...

The movie devotes itself to Morricone's music, from the pop songs to the spaghetti Westerns to "The Untouchables" and beyond. But it's also about his impishly self-serious personality. The Morricone ...

It is the 18th century, somewhere in the rainforest between Northeastern Argentina and Eastern Paraguay. A solitary Jesuit missionary by the name of Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons), ant-like against the ...

Prolific composer of soundtracks for films including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission and The Hateful Eight If ever a name was synonymous with movie soundtracks, it was Ennio Morricone.

Ahead of a world tour, revered composer says today’s film-makers sell their movies short by using electronic instruments or amateur musicians Too many films are blighted by lacklustre music, with ...

Ennio Morricone, who died Monday at age 91, was, of course, famed as the outrageously prolific and inventive film composer of such classics as “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” one of his more than ...

Italian composer Ennio Morricone was famed for his film scores but his work straddled jazz, pop, psychedelia as well as the avant-garde, influencing bands as diverse as Air and Metallica. Ennio ...