# Ennio Morricone

> Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q23848](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23848)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ennio-morricone

## Summary

Ennio Morricone was born on November 10, 1928, in Rome.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He held citizenship of Italy. He worked as a conductor, pianist, film score composer, music arranger, composer, and trumpeter.[8][9][10]His field included film score, television score, jazz, and music.[10] His genres included film score. He was a member of The Ennio Morricone Orchestra. He was employed by Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.He had two children, Andrea Morricone and Giovanni Morricone. He died on July 6, 2020, in Rome.[11][12][5][6][13] His cause of death was a femoral fracture.[14] His awards included Knight of the Legion of Honour, Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art, Nastro d'Argento for Best Score, Grammy Trustees Award, Academy Award for Best Original Score, and Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal.[15][16][17]

## Summary
Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer, orchestrator, and conductor (1928–2020), best known for his iconic film scores, particularly for Westerns and spaghetti Westerns. He is celebrated for his distinctive orchestral style, which became synonymous with cinematic storytelling, and for his collaborations with directors like Sergio Leone. His work earned him numerous awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Academy Honorary Award.

## Biography
- Born: 1928 (exact date and place not specified)
- Nationality: Italian
- Education: Studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome
- Known for: Composing film scores, particularly for Westerns and spaghetti Westerns
- Employer(s): Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
- Field(s): Film score composition, orchestration, conducting

## Contributions
Ennio Morricone composed numerous film scores, including:
- *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* (1966)
- *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968)
- *The Mission* (1986)
- *The Untouchables* (1987)
- *Cinema Paradiso* (1988)
- *The Mission* (1986)
- *The Name of the Rose* (1986)
- *The Mission* (1986)
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