The legendary composer has died at the age of 91.
“Because Ennio was an icon and icons just don’t go away.
Icons are there forever.
It really has taken me by surprise because he was still touring.
I saw him about a year ago.
He seemed strong…And it wasn’t just the music he wrote for spaghetti westerns.
I mean, think aboutThe Mission, think aboutOnce Upon a Time in America.
What beautiful music that truly was.”
Tie Me Down!was scored by Morricone.
“His music will keep playing in our memories.
Rest in peace.”
“A friend and collaborator, his talent was inestimable.
I will miss him.
“Where to even begin with iconic composer Ennio Morricone?”
wrote Wright, the director ofShaun of the DeadandBaby Driver.
He hasn’t been off my stereo my entire life.
What a legacy of work he leaves behind.
“Theres no greater film composer than Ennio Morricone,“Ed Woodco-screenwriter Larry Karaszewski wrote onFacebook.
He made every movie he worked on better.
Beloved for his westerns and thrillers but my favorite score is from Gillo Pontecorvos brilliant political epicQueimada.”
