The prospect of watching a two-and-a-half hour documentary on Oscar winning film composer Ennio Morricone, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, a Oscar winner himself with “Cinema Paradiso,”…
There was a quiet gathering on the red carpet for Tornatore and friends, who posed for photos as Morricone’s compelling soundtracks played for arrivals.
Morricone died while Tornatore was editing the film in 2020, but he lives large on the screen, talking about his work between striking images of cowboys from collaborator Sergio Leone’s films, and the stream of interviews with well-known collaborators across the world, who commented on his work in this Italian-language film. Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Bruce Springsteen and Barry Levinson were among the English-speaking commentators.
To accompany images of cowboys, bloody female bodies, deserts and saloon dolls in frilly dresses, Morricone was seen quietly conducting an unseen orchestra in a black tux. Time and time again his orchestral sounds pulled heart strings in the packed auditorium.“In the movie Hans Zimmer mentions that many people recognize his music from the first few notes,” Toratore told reporters on Friday afternoon. “It’s not a question of tonality because it’s always different.
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