A classmate of director Sergio Leone with whom he would form one of the great director/composer partnerships (right up there with Eisenstein & Prokofiev, Hitchcock & Herrmann, Fellini & Rota), Ennio Morricone studied at Rome's Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he specialized in trumpet. His first film scores were relatively undistinguished, but he was hired by Leone for A Fistful of Dollars (1964) on the strength of some of his song arrangements. His score for that film revolutionized the way music would be used in Westerns, and it is hard to think of a post-Morricone Western score that doesn't in some way reflect his influence. Although his name will always be synonymous with the spaghetti Western, Morricone has also contributed to a huge range of other film genres: comedies, dramas, thrillers, horror films, romances, art movies, exploitation movies - making him one of the film world's most versatile artists. He has written nearly 400 film scores.

The "Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection" is a sublime album that allows the listener to discover the impressive music versatility of the genius of Maestro Morricone. The album features some of his timeless Cinema classics (original scores from "Cinema Paradiso", "La Califfa", "Sacco & Vanzetti", "The Sicilian Clan"), the legendary Spaghetti Westerns music, and breathtaking orchestral rarities, pure gems of Ennio Morricone's dynasty.

TRACKLIST:

A1. 1900's Theme

A2. The Legend Of The Pianist

A3. The Crisis

A4. The Crave

A5. A Goodbye To Friends

A6. Study For Three Hands

A7. Playing Love

A8. A Mozart Reincarneited

A9. Child

A10. 1900's Madness #1

B1. Danny's Blues

B2. Second Crisis

B3. Peacherine Rag

B4. Nocturne With No Moon

B5. Before The End

B6. Playing Love

B7. I Can And Then

B8. 1900's Madness #2

B9. Silent Goodbye

B10. Ships And Snow

B11. Lost Boys Calling