Muad'Dib 1,844 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I was surprised to find out that there wasn't an official thread for this musical genius that (in my opinion) is just as good as Williams, if not slightly better...What are your opinions on this awesome composer and what are your favorite pieces? Personally, I'd like to start with something practically unknown from him. Not his best of course, but a truly funny piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Probably not the best cue to introduce people to that score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Yeah, I was wondering why there was no thread for the great Italian maestro...Now my favorite EM score (one of the top 5) is The Mission suite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 830 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Morricone is - by far - my favorite film composer after John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Yeah, even Hans Z couldn't get enough of EM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Morricone is - by far - my favorite film composer, John Williams comes after.Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Yeah, I was wondering why there was no thread for the great Italian maestro...Now my favorite EM score (one of the top 5) is The Mission suite: This is an absolutely gorgeous score and also my favourite of Morricone's fantastic career. Although as much as I love the guy, I must say, Williams and a few other composers stand above in my favourites.And to the mention of Zimmer in this thread, the man LOVES his Morricone stuff. He pays homage to him with ever chance he gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Morricone is someone that sometimes I love and sometimes rubs me the wrong way, even in the same score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Morricone is someone that sometimes I love and sometimes rubs me the wrong way, even in the same score.Ya, I can agree with this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 206 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Not that I don't like his spagetti western stuff and other favourites (The Mission, Untouchables ...), but for me, the ultimate Morricone masterpiece is The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,360 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Ennio who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Not that I don't like his spagetti western stuff and other favourites (The Mission, Untouchables ...), but for me, the ultimate Morricone masterpiece is The Thing. Mine, too, Mag! Kudos to you for mentioning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 206 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Still haven't learned to change that avatar of yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 All will be revealed...soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,035 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Morricone is someone that sometimes I love and sometimes rubs me the wrong way, even in the same score.Ya, I can agree with this statement.Me too. He's quite on/off to me. I absolutely LOATHE his dissonant stuff, but I downright ADORE his more melodic stuff. When he's on, he's really on (and has few equals in film music history).I saw him live in Royal Albert Hall in 2009. That was a great experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Morricone > Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Desplat, Zimmer, Powell, Arnold, Don Davis, Gregson-Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Morricone > Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Desplat, Zimmer, Powell, Arnold, Don Davis, Gregson-Williams.Arrgh. Tis' as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Morricone > Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Desplat, Zimmer, Powell, Arnold, Don Davis, Gregson-Williams.I think you meant to put an ellipses instead of a period, because y'know, he's the best The thing about Morricone, is that when he tackles beauty man, he fucking nails it. The music oozes gorgeousness. Whenever Williams does it, there's always a melancholy undertone to it, which Morricone can do as well and often in the same score. But Williams never has and never will compose something as beautiful as Jill's theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Aching is Morricone's specialty. Williams is too sweeping and melodramatic to really hit the spot in that regard. The beauty of Morricone's music is the aesthetic itself - the gorgeous melody is merely the incidental heavenly accompaniment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 But Williams never has and never will compose something as beautiful as Jill's theme.That is just outrageous to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Well I've said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 It's still outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 For you maybe, for me Morricone is just that good. It's kinda like the same thing with Spielberg. Leone kicks his ass any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I didn't mean the praise to Morricone, I meant the shot at Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I'll say again, Morricone is just that good. Williams still sits in my #2 spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I love Morricone, but Williams' range and repertoire slaps him into touch when it boils down to it. There's no contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 No you don't get me. You're not praising Morricone, you're saying JW can't do something he can do perfectly. In fact, this little detail should warrant its own JW thread.Morricone praise is all fine by me. He tends to get artificial when he writes something small and lyrical, and a lot of his development of themes I find underwhelming, but many times he's fun to listen to. I adore his most adventurous western music. He's no Herrmann though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Williams has quite a bit of range and reputable films under his belt, but when Morricone composes Once Upon A Time In The West alongside 20-something other scores in the same year, it just makes it even better. Some of which are brilliant as well.Morricone goes from comedy, to period piece, to drama, to romance, to political thriller, to western, to gangster crime, to anything else in between, seamlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Too seamlessly, I'd say. To the point of reusing material, I'd say.The new material tends to be wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I'm not completely familiar with the man's 600+ scores, but of the ones I am familiar, he rarely lifts. Horner is a worse offender, with a fraction of the amount of scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Yeah Horner reuses too many ideas for the amount of work he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,718 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I personally think he's overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest21 0 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I personally think he's overrated.???? Ay yay yay. Based on who's rating system? Even from just a harmonic standpoint, the guy is brilliant. Melodically there are few that are at his level in film music history and his unique sound separates him from so many others. My favorite quality of his music, by far, is how quickly and beautifully it manages to depict the interior psyche of the character. Williams is much more overt for me in this way, save Schindler's List, Stepmom, Sleepers and a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,207 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I don't personally understand the praise of the quantity. I prefer the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Exactly, he has a massive amount of quality scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I wonder if he has a brand new score out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,844 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 My favorite Morricone concert work: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 38,660 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Two days ago Ennio Morricone was forced to stop a concert at the Mandela Forum in Florence due to a "low blood sugar". Morricone was caught by a slight illness while directing the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra and the Lyrical Symphonic Chorus of Verona.After half an hour he recovered, went back on the podium and ended the concert by giving three encores!The Maestro is a rock!Sources (with copyrighted photos of the big fear during the concert):http://www.lanazione.it/cronaca/2012/11/04/797262-morricone-malore-concerto.shtmlhttp://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/cronaca/morricone_malore/notizie/229538.shtmlhttp://filmscoremont...mID=1&archive=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I saw that. Would have been worried but as described he just needed to eat something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,844 Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Is this real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Is what real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,844 Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 I mean if that's a new Morricone score from The Best Offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I try to buy as many Morricone scores as I can, and I mostly discover more of his music through the amazing releases GDM and Digitmovies churn out that SAE sells. Willing that samples are available for those scores. This one was in the latest SAE newsletter, and I don't think I've been so infatuated with samples to a score I've never heard. This is hilariously awesome. Gonna buy this first chance I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 He even channels his old MADDALENA days in MIGLIORE OFFERTA. It's good stuff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I'm curious, what is the most "John Williams-ey" score ever from Maestro Morricone & vice versa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Williams: A. I. (esp. the operatic readings of WHERE DREAMS ARE BORN, THE BLUE FAIRY, but the generally design betrays a certain inspiration as well)MUNICH (again, acidic thriller material mixed with operatic melody is a EM stable)SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (the latter parts of HMYN TO THE FALLEN practically beg Morricone to endorse them )Morricone:nothing really, but you could make a case forMARCO POLO (melodious and far-reaching epic)What Dreams May Come (almost devotional religious)NOSTROMO (little brother of THE MISSION)SECRET OF THE SAHARA (big and operatic)RED SONJA (well....)DAYS OF HEAVEN (at least Williams in a heavy reflective mood might produce something not too unsimilar)FRANTIC (Williams might have composed something along similar lines, with the flugelhorn theme and all)Il Principe Del Deserto (big and operatic)La Sconosciuta (the main theme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks for the reply pub! I only know a few scores from Morricone and I am hoping to remedy that but I think there are some cues in The Untouchables that has some JW flavor in them.Oh and how about Sabrina? Sure the orchestrations may not be Morricone-esque, but the themes somewhat reminds me of Morricone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 216 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Are there any releases of Morricone's What Dreams May Come beyond the disc that includes Red Sonja? It sounds lovely on Youtube, I'd love to be able to find a copy somewhere for a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 That's a bootleg. It's never been released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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