Ennio Morricone,
Grand Officer OMRI (; born 10 November 1928) is an
Italian composer,
orchestrator,
conductor, and former
trumpet player, born in
Rome. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium. Over the past seven decades, Morricone has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, including all
Sergio Leone films since the
Dollars Trilogy (such as
Once Upon a Time in the West and
Once Upon a Time in America), all
Giuseppe Tornatore films (since
Cinema Paradiso),
The Battle of Algiers,
1900,
Exorcist II,
Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy
La Cage aux Folles I,
II,
III and
Le Professionnel,
The Thing,
The Mission,
The Untouchables,
Bugsy,
In the Line of Fire,
Disclosure,
Mission to Mars,
Ripley's Game,
The Best Offer, and
The Hateful Eight.