How Could I Have Forgotten Ennio Morricone's Greatness? My 7 Favorites from the Italian Master
I gave the amazing composer only a one-line mention in yesterday's film score celebration. Time to correct that oversight. Welcome to Mike's Music Morning.
Yesterday, (all my troubles seemed so far away)… I posted a bunch of my favorite film music, but only gave a one-line mention to a true maestro.
I even made a snazzy graphic for this one.
A “mea culpa” doesn’t seem like enough, but in my defense, I have a lot of favorite composers.
First, the links to the previous entries in our group music discussion featuring myself, Dave Swindle, Alec Ott, and Fred Tribuzzo so far.
Editor’s Note: Check out the ongoing discussions about music at GOTD and associate editor Mike Kilgore’s daily music series:
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Generation X's Greatest Black Musician? Rihanna, In My Humble Opinion.
Why Rap & Country Are So Challenging and Why I Much Prefer Tupac Shakur to Will Smith
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Check out “Mike’s Music Morning,” born from these debates.
How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to the Center of My Music Collection?
What music evokes an emotional response for you? What song really twangs your heartstrangs?
What Reminds You of Mardi Gras? For Me, it's Always Music and Food
Who Is Your Favorite Film Composer? Here are 6 of My Favorites
I got called out, rightfully, yesterday for barely mentioning Maestro Morricone. Also,
said I should pick five compositions, but I've found 7.First up, two from the same film:
In my research for this entry, I found a couple really cool things.
Yo-Yo Ma (brilliant cellist) and Morricone:
If you don’t have time for the complete album, listen to this:
I will be listening to most of this for the rest of the day:
Ok. For really real. If you have never seen this movie, I highly recommend it:
This is a really good one from “The Mission”:
Apparently, YouTube is an ass.
Ok. I think I’m done.
Good morning from Western Wishes.
Kilgore
My wife says she could listen to the cellist playing the composers work every morning! I agree!