TWICE AS NICE LANSING, MORRICONE HONORED.Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Writer Italian composer Ennio Morricone, recipient of this year's Honorary Academy Award, has written more than 400 film scores, but the work everyone knows -- immediately identifiable after hearing only a couple of notes -- comes from his collaborations on Sergio Leone's classic spaghetti Westerns spaghetti Western n. A low-budget Western film made by a European, especially an Italian, film company. spaghetti western Noun a cowboy film made in Europe by an Italian director Noun 1. of the 1960s. When scoring such movies as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "A Fistful fist·ful n. pl. fist·fuls The amount that a fist can hold. Noun 1. fistful - the quantity that can be held in the hand handful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold of Dollars" and "Once Upon a Time in the West," Morricone wanted to upend Western film music cliches. In the process, he created a new set that has never been erased. "My deep gratitude goes out to all the directors who had faith in me," the 78-year-old composer said in Italian after the Hollywood crowd watched a montage montage (mŏntäzh`, Fr. môNtäzh`), the art and technique of motion-picture editing in which contrasting shots or sequences are used to effect emotional or intellectual responses. of clips featuring his film music and Celine Dion sang newly written words to a Morricone melody from "Once Upon a Time in America." Morricone added he was thinking of fellow artists "who never received this honor. I wish they could all be recognized along with me." In addition to the Leone Westerns, Morricone composed the scores to "The Mission," "The Untouchables untouchables: see Harijans. Untouchables lowest caste in India; social outcasts. [Ind. Culture: Brewer Dictionary, 1118] See : Banishment ," "The Battle of Algiers" and "Bugsy." Morricone has been nominated for five Oscars, most recently in 2001 for "Malena." The honorary Oscar is his first. He now mostly works in his home country. "This Oscar is not a point of arrival but a starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the to continue writing with the same passion," Morricone said Sunday at the Kodak Theatre The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. . Morricone's music is so influential that it has crossed over into virtually every genre. A new album from Sony Classical, "We All Love Ennio Morricone," features performances from Bruce Springsteen, Renee Fleming, Celine Dion and Metallica. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Composer Ennio Morricone receives his honorary Oscar. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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