ennio morricone

so today i've been listening to the soundtrack for the movie 'there will be blood' composed by johnny greenwood. its a series of beautiful pieces that according to some critics, really creates the mood which gives this film it's dark and sombre mood

it got me thinking of other film composers and one guy whom i especially love, and that is ennio morricone. ennio is probably most famous for his compositions for "the good, the bad, and the ugly" and "fistful of dollars", although he has actually composed music for over 500 film and television productions. whilst reading about this guy i found a very interesting quote in regards to the instruments he used for his scores, thus creating his unique style. "Leone hired Morricone, and together they created a distinctive score to accompany Leone's different version of the Western, A Fistful of Dollars (1964).[8] As budget strictures limited Morricone's access to a full orchestra, he used gunshots, cracking whips, whistle, voices, guimbarde (jaw harp), trumpets, and the new Fender electric guitar, instead of orchestral arrangements of Western standards à la John Ford. Morricone used his special effects to punctuate and comically tweak the action—cluing in the audience to the taciturn man's ironic stance.[8] Though sonically bizarre for a movie score, Morricone's music was viscerally true to Leone's vision."

so as you can see he used all these different sounds out of necessity due to budget restraints. its actually the use of these sounds and the way he used them musically that distinguished ennio morricone from a tonne of other film composers. i absolutely love this guy and i also love his use of the fender electric guitar, an instrument close to my heart haha

anyway if you love interesting music and composition i suggest you find some soundtracks that he's worked on and i'm sure you'll hear some truly amazing pieces