The famous composer from Italy Ennio Morricone is known all over the world, thanks to his unswerving talent for making music for movies or television programs. This person is recognized not only in his homeland, but also in many other countries, as for many years of successful professional activity he managed to create musical accompaniment for over 450 films, working from 1959 to the present. Among the most popular works by Ennio Morricone is the film "Where Dreams Lead" with Robin Williams in the lead roles, the legendary film "Inglourious Basterds", "Django the Liberated" and many others.
The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences highly appreciated the work of Ennio Morricone, so in 2007 he became the owner of his first Oscar for outstanding services in the cinema. However, in 2016 the composer again got the opportunity to acquire such a remarkable award, thanks to the Oscar nomination.
Ennio Morricone at the Oscar-2016 Awards
In January 2016, on the big screens came the long-awaited western called "The Ghoulish Eight" by the talented director Quentin Tarantino. The main roles in this film went to Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell . As for the music for the film, it was written by Ennio Morricone. Despite the fact that this man is 87 years old, he not only has not squandered his talent, but continues to delight fans with unique creations. The soundtrack of Ennio Morricone won this Oscar for 2016. Interestingly, until this moment the composer was nominated for Oscar six times for successful musical works for other films, but only in 2016 he managed to get his well-deserved award.
Among the main rivals of Ennio Morricone at the Oscar for 2016 was John Williams, who wrote music for the movie "Star Wars: The Awakening of Power," Thomas Newman with work for a picture called "The Spy Bridge," Johan Johannsson, who created the musical accompaniment to the movie "The Assassin" and Carter Börwell with music for "Carol".
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Ennio Morricone received the Oscar 2016 quite deserved. He especially successfully manages the musical design of the westerns.
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