Morricone: The Good, the bad and the Oscar
February 10th, 2007 in Movies, Oscars
In a story published by AP is an excerpted interview with famed composer Ennio Morricone, scheduled to receive an honorary Academy Award. The composer is quoted as saying that not receiving an Academy Award would put him in the company of great non-winners such as Stanley Kubrick. Morricone further stated, “I see the Oscar as a little bit of a fluke, even if those who win deserve it.”
The film scores Morricone was nominated for are Days of Heaven, The Mission, The Untouchables, Bugsy and Malena.
The Internet Move Database lists over 500 credits for the accomplished composer. My own favorite scores include The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, 1900, The Big Gundown and Battle of Algiers. Much of Morricone’s most inventive work was overlooked by the Academy, probably because it was in westerns and horror films.
Feel free to use the comments section to, er, chime in on your favorite Morricone music.
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