COMMENTARY: The late composer’s score for The Mission is not only a masterful composition, it is truly sacred music. Ennio Morricone at the Estadio Bicentenario de la Florida in 2013. (photo: ...

Ennio Morricone's score to Roland Joffé's 1986 film The Mission is still the favourite film score of ABC Classic listeners. Morricone's score was voted no. 1 in the 2013 Classic 100: Music in the ...

On the face of it, The Mission would seem like a surprising choice for Australia’s favourite piece of film music in 2013. A great soundtrack, undoubtedly. A film in its twilight, possibly. But there’s ...

Giuseppe Tornatore's portrait of the Oscar-winning composer of 'The Hateful Eight,' 'Mission' and 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' will get a special, out-of-competition screening in Venice. By Scott ...

If you’ve watched a handful of Westerns and/or a decent number of movies produced in Italy before, there’s a good chance you’ve run into an Ennio Morricone score or two in your time. As far as ...

“Ennio” is a virtual love letter of a documentary from Italy’s Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore (“Cinema Paradiso”) to his distinguished, Oscar-winning compatriot, the prolific maestro of ...

Former staff writer Randall Roberts covered Los Angeles music culture for the Los Angeles Times. He had served various roles since arriving at The Times in 2010, including music editor and pop music ...