The Essential Ennio Morricone[2 CD]

The name Ennio Morricone belongs to the front rank of living film composers in Hollywood and all over the world. He is a living legend one of the most productive film composers of all time, and loved by a broad and worldwide audience for his film score themes, many of which have become an essential part of global popular culture.

Famous for movie classics like Once Upon a Time in the West, A Fistful of Dollars, The Professional, Cinema Paradiso, The Mission, he has composed over 500 film scores in an illustrious film music career, lasting more than 50 years.

This 2 CD collection offers 36 ultimate tracks of Morricone s most beloved works, partly conducted by the maestro himself.

It features leading popular artists such as Hayley Westenra, David Garrett, Sissel, Katherine Jenkins and Dulce Pontes and the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

Morricone is still a highly productive composer, writing five soundtracks in 2013 and also conducting concerts of his own music at major venues.