I've just finished watching Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds and had completely forgotten how good that soundtrack was. The pieces that grabbed me the most were the orchestral pieces by Ennio Morricone, an Italian composer.
"Since 1960, Morricone has scored over 400 films working with many Italian and international directors (among whom Sergio Leone, Gillo Pontecorvo, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuliano Montaldo, Lina Wertmuller, Giuseppe Tornatore, Brian De Palma, Roman Polanski, Warren Beatty, Adrian Lyne, Oliver Stone, Margarethe Von Trotta, Henry Verneuil, Pedro Almodovar and Roland Joffè). His most famous films include: The Battle Of Algiers; Sacco and Vanzetti; Cinema Paradiso; The Legend Of 1900, Malena; The Untouchables, Once Upon A Time In America; The Mission and U-Turn.
In his long career, Ennio Morricone has received many awards other than the Golden Lion and the Honorary Oscar, among which 8 Nastri D’argento, 5 Baftas, 5 Oscar Nominations, 7 David Di Donatello, 3 Golden Globes, 1 Grammy Award and 1 European Film Award. In the 2009 the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, has signed a decree appointing M° Ennio Morricone to the rank of Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor."
You know that these are for a Tarantino film as soon as you hear them, so here are a couple that were particularly powerful to listen to:
Un Amico
The Verdict
The Surrender
Rabbia E Tarrantella
All the Morricone tracks on Inglourious Basterds are from existing films as is typical of Tarantino.
ReplyDeleteUn Amico for example is from an obscure 1973 Italian film 'Revolver' directed by Sergio Sollima. (I believe The Surrender is from a Sollima film as well)
It'd be nice if he actually composed an original soundtrack for QT for a change.
But yes, Morricone is the man!
Oh wow! I had no idea! Thank you! :D
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