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Ennio Morricone: Oscar-successful film composer dies at 91

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He died at dawn in a Rome medical center just after falling and breaking his leg, his lawyer, Giorgio Assumma, said.

Morricone is most effective regarded internationally as the composer behind the quickly recognizable melodies from “The Very good, the Lousy and the Unpleasant” and “As soon as Upon a Time in the West.”

The Italian composer was famed for the tension-crammed scores of spaghetti Westerns, and won an Academy Award for his soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” in 2016, after 5 past nominations and an Honorary Award in 2007 that recognized his lifetime’s achievement.

The Rome-born composer scored far more than 500 movies, and was a winner and nominee for many BAFTA awards and Golden Globes, as perfectly as staying the receiver of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Although arguably greatest acknowledged for developing songs for Westerns, the composer also designed soundtracks for cinematic classics together with “The Mission” and “Cinema Paradiso.”

Morricone asked for a private funeral, Assumma mentioned.

Italian Primary Minister Giuseppe Conte compensated tribute to the composer on Monday, composing on Twitter: “We will constantly don’t forget, with infinite gratitude, the artistic genius of the Maestro #EnnioMorricone.”

“It designed us aspiration, transfer, replicate, crafting unforgettable notes that will continue to be unforgettable in the background of audio and cinema” he additional.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella provided condolences to the loved ones of the “distinguished” artist.

“Both of those a refined and common musician, he has still left a deep mark in the heritage of music in the next aspect of the 20th century,” he stated. “Through his soundtracks, he has tremendously contributed in spreading and reinforcing Italy’s prestige close to the planet.”

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CNN’s Sharon Braithwaite and Hada Messia contributed reporting.

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