JAKARTA - Ennio Morricone, a composer known for his works for a number of films, passed away on Monday, July 6. He died of complications after a fall that fractured his thighbone.
He died while being treated at a clinic in Rome. Reporting from The Guardian, this news was confirmed by Morricone's lawyer, Giorgino Assumma on the same day. His sudden death shocked his relatives and co-workers in the music industry.
The Italian composer is known for a number of works for musicians and films. A film can have good synergy with good music. Ennio Morricone is becoming one of the stars in his industry.
Born in 1928, Ennio Morricone first started his musical career by writing for musicians such as the Pet Shop Boys, Demis Roussos, and Paul Anka.
However, it is his career as a film composer that leaves the most impression. Initially, he started out as a ghostwriter (shadow writer) but through the film The Fascist, he decided to appear under his real name.
The challenge of being a film composer is to determine the music that fits the nuances of the film. Remarkably, Morricone mastered various film genres ranging from romantic to criminal. In fact, his music, one of which is Chi Mai, won the British music charts after being used in a BBC series.
His work has also been shown in the Korean film, The Battleship Island. At that time, one of the climax scenes used the song The Ecstasy of Gold by Morricone. This song is also used every time Metallica opens a concert. The Ecstasy of Gold is the soundtrack of the 1966 film The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
He has done various works with great directors, namely Quentin Tarantino, John Carpenter, Bernardo Bertolucci, and many others. Tarantino has also been seen recruiting Morricone several times to work on music in the films Kill Bill, Django Unchained, and most recently The Hateful Eight.
Until the end of his life, Ennio Morricone toured and led an orchestra. He also sold more than 70 million copies and received Grammy and Academy awards.
His skill in making music in films was appreciated until the end of his life at the age of 91 years. Ennio Morricone said that it was a trending topic and listeners and their colleagues sent their condolences. Goodbye, Ennio Morricone.
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