Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone and John Carpenter on the Wildly Confusing Origins of 'The Thing'

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2020

Following the death of soundtrack legend Ennio Morricone, famed collaborator John Carpenter has paid tribute to the fallen maestro, calling...

Legendary Composer Ennio Morricone Dead at 91

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020

Ennio Morricone has died. The beloved film soundtrack composer passed away following complications from a fall that had resulted in a broke...

Ennio Morricone Tributes Pour In as the World Mourns the Loss of a Legend

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020

Today the world lost a music icon, as legendary film composer Ennio Morricone passed away at the age of 91. With a career that stretched fo...

John Carpenter Unearths His Lost Cues from 'The Thing' for New Release

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2020

John Carpenter's The Thing has a long and complicated musical history, with both the director and Ennio Morricone penning music for the 198...

Ennio Morricone Reclaims Copyrights to Film Scores After Long-Standing Legal Battle

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2019

Ennio Morricone has at long last won his lawsuit against Bixio Music Group, with a U.S. court ruling in the composer's favour and effective...

Ennio Morricone's Legacy Celebrated with New Art Book

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2019

While the genius of Ennio Morricone was explored earlier this year with the insightful book In His Own Words, the celebrated Italian maestr...

Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words

By Ennio Morricone and Alessandro De Rosa

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2019

The oscillating trill and dampered wahs of Ennio Morricone's iconic theme to Sergio Leone's genre-defining spaghetti western The Good, The...

Ennio Morricone Denies Calling Tarantino a "Trash"-Making "Cretin," Threatens Legal Action over False Interview

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2018

This weekend, soundtrack legend Ennio Morricone celebrated his 90th birthday, but the celebrations were marred by some supposed fake news i...