Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone is a unique figure in the history of film music: composer, orchestrator, conductor and former trumpet player, who has written music for more than 500 motion pictures and television series, as well as contemporary classical works.. Morricone was born in Rome, the son of a jazz trumpet player, in 1928. He was a precocious musician, starting to compose at the age of six, and studied harmony and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory.
Ennio Morricone is a unique figure in the history of film music: composer, orchestrator, conductor and former trumpet player, who has written music for more than 500 motion pictures and television series, as well as contemporary classical works.. Morricone was born in Rome, the son of a jazz trumpet player, in 1928. He was a precocious musician, starting to compose at the age of six, and studied harmony and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory.
The Feed-Back
Still sealed copies of the long sold out 2014 on Schema LP+CD re-issue of the ultra-rare 1970 psychedelic experimental album by no less that the Gruppo d'Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza in disguise.
Dimensioni Sonore
Still sealed copy of the long sold out box set re-issue on Dialogo of one of the most amazing series od experimental library records originally released by RCA in 1982.
Ennio Morricone (book)
Very rare first ever full book on Morricone, a 1989 biography compiling interviews, international press excerpts, and deep analysis of his massive catalog up to the late 1980s.
Musica Sul Velluto (LP)
Original US edition on Elektra of the wonderful and tense soundtrack to the 1988 film by Roman Polanski. With original sticker on shrink.
Film Music 1966-1987 (2LP)
Excellent wide-ranging 2LP compilation on Virgin / General Music from 1986 with lots of (at the time) uncommon tracks. Promotional copy.
Frantic (LP)
Original US edition on Elektra of the wonderful and tense soundtrack to the 1988 film by Roman Polanski. With original sticker on shrink.
Maddalena / Questa Specie D'Amore (CD)
1994 first CD re-issue on GDM of one of Morricone's most experimental and psychedelic soundtracks for the 1971 film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, coupled with the most traditional and evocative soundtrack for Alberto Bevilacqua's 1972 film.
Spasmo / Cosa Avete Fatto A Solange? (CD)
1997 first CD re-issue on RCA of two of Morricone's greatest experimental and psychedelic soundtracks respectively for Umberto Lenzi's 1974 and Massimo Dallamano's 1972 giallo films.
Giornata Nera Per L'Ariete / Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura (CD)
1996 CD on Point with two previously unreleased and essential experimental soundtracks for two 1971 films respectively by da Luigi Bazzoni and Enzo G. Castellari, the latter performed by no less than the Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza.
La Notte E Il Momento
Beat Records is pleased to reissue on CD the brilliant OST by Ennio Morricone for the romantic film La notte e il momento, directed in 1995 by Anna Maria Tatò with a screenplay by Anna Maria Tatò and Jean-Claude Carrière, photography by Giuseppe Rotu…
Il Pentito
Beat Records is pleased to reissue on CD the OST by Ennio Morricone for the drama film Il pentito, directed in 1985 by Pasquale Squitieri with a screenplay by Pasquale Squitieri, Laura Toscano, Lino Jannuzzi, Orazio Barrese, and Franco Marotta, photo…
Stato Interessante
The premiere vinyl edition of Ennio Morricone's 1977 score for Sergio Nasca's Stato Interessante, pressed on 140-gram black vinyl.
Forza G
Mariachi parodies, experimental jazz, lounge cues for party scenes, and a main theme that returns in five different versions. Composed in 1972 for Duccio Tessari's aviation comedy, the score to Forza "G" is one of the least visited corners of Ennio M…
Il diavolo nel cervello
Beat Records returns with a new CD edition of Ennio Morricone's score for Il diavolo nel cervello, the 1972 psychological thriller directed by Sergio Sollima. Long absent from Italian shelves, this is a rare excursion into giallo territory for a dire…
Colori
Quartet Records, in collaboration with GDM and EMI General Music, presents a reissue of Ennio Morricone’s iconic album Colori, celebrating its 55th anniversary. In the summer of 1971, Morricone entered the legendary Orthophonic Studios in Rome alongs…
La Cuccagna
On La cuccagna, Ennio Morricone sketches early‑60s Italian life in miniature: light, bittersweet themes, small‑combo colours and gently ironic swings that mirror a young woman’s fragile hopes inside a consumerist daydream starting to fray.
La ragazza e il Generale
In La ragazza e il generale, Ennio Morricone threads anti‑war irony through bittersweet melodies and marching figures, mixing folk‑tinged themes, choral snatches and tense orchestration into a score where tenderness and absurdity share the same battl…
Danger: Diabolik
On Danger: Diabolik, Ennio Morricone weaponises pop, jazz and electronics into a hyper‑stylised heist engine: fuzz guitars, wordless vocals and mod orchestration turning Mario Bava’s comic‑book caper into a delirious, late‑60s sonic hallucination.
Thrilling
In Thrilling, Ennio Morricone’s widescreen sense of drama condenses into a tightly wound suite of themes: tense strings, ghostly choirs and razor‑edged rhythm figures that turn suspense into something almost voluptuously atmospheric.
Mussolini ultimo atto
On Mussolini ultimo atto, Ennio Morricone turns the final days of Mussolini into tense, tragic chamber drama, fusing pared‑back orchestral writing, unnerving timbres and fragile lyricism into a score where history feels like a slow, inexorable noose …