A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.
Score
Obviously. Five hundred scores, and they play the greatest hits.
Direction
Tornatore loved him enough to make this his passion project.
Production
Archival footage that'll make film nerds weep with joy.
Director
Giuseppe Tornatore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tornatore and Morricone collaborated on every Tornatore film since Cinema Paradiso; this was their final project together.
Morricone initially despised being called a 'film composer,' insisting his concert work was his true art — the documentary doesn't shy from this tension.
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