Ennio Morricone: Magician of Sound Part 1/3

Free Association with Brian Carpenter

A three-hour retrospective co-hosted by Brian Carpenter and Alessandro De Rosa on the work of iconic composer Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer best known for his work on over 400 film scores, as well as over 100 classical works. His scores are considered some of the most influential and timeless in the history of film. In 2007 he received the Honorary Academy Award and was nominated for a further six Oscars before winning in 2016 for The Hateful Eight.

Alessandro De Rosa is a composer and co-author of the book "Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words" with Ennio, an in-depth conversation recently translated into English and published in 2019. De Rosa is a composer who undertook composition following Morricone's advice. He studied with Boris Porena in Rome and then graduated from the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, Netherlands. He currently works as a freelance musician and collaborates with the RAI and the RSI.

Commentary by author Sir Christopher Frayling, writer/director Quentin Tarantino, and British conductor Charles Hazlewood with audio selections used by permission from the BBC2.

"Citta Violenta", Citta Violenta (1970)

"Duck, You Sucker", Duck, You Sucker (1972)

"Tramonto", L'Assoluto Naturale (1972)

"Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo", The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

"The Ecstasy of Gold", The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

Dmitri Tiomkin, "Deguello", Rio Bravo (1959)

Ennio Morricone, "Fistful of Dollars Theme". Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Peter Tevis, "Pastures of Plenty" (1963)

Ennio Morricone, "Per un pugno di dollari (Titoli)", Fistful of Dollars (1964)

"Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion", Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

"L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock", The Hateful Eight (2015)

"Studio Di Colore", Crime and Dissonance (2005)