Move over Morricone! The record labels rescuing lost Italian B-movie scores
From the 1960s, Italy’s thriving film industry pumped out commercial movies that often had better soundtracks than they deserved. Once lost, now a new generation is keen to share their unique sound
June 2022
Mario, Morricone or Mandalorian: what is the greatest film, TV and game music of all time?
This year’s ABC Classic 100 theme is Music for the Screen: think less Rachmaninoff, more Ratchet & Clank. The presenters share their predictions on how the Australian public has voted
April 2022
Ennio: The Maestro review – exhaustive tribute to the great film composer
Ennio review – Giuseppe Tornatore’s heartfelt tribute to film composer Morricone
January 2022
Home listening
Classical home listening: French song with Roderick Williams; Ennio Morricone’s cinema suites
Williams and Roger Vignoles are on exquisite form on Mirages. Plus a fitting testament to the late, great film composer
Ennio Morricone: maestro of the movies – in pictures
Composer Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91. In a career that spanned seven decades and produced more than 500 scores, he created some of the most memorable soundtracks in cinematic history. Here we look back at his life and career
Ennio Morricone: 10 of his greatest compositions
From idiosyncratic Italian pop to experimental funk and moments from his classic westerns, here are some of the maestro’s most striking moments
Ennio Morricone obituary
Ennio Morricone: a composer with a thrilling ability to hit the emotional jugular
Peter Bradshaw
Ennio Morricone, Oscar-winning Italian film composer, dies aged 91
February 2019
Ennio Morricone settles old scores with ‘simplistic’ directors
Eminent Hollywood composer, 90, hits out at film-makers’ poor understanding of music
November 2018
Ennio Morricone review – a rapturous farewell to the maestro
At 90, the film composer is finally retiring from live performance – but his capacity for evoking emotion with devastating simplicity endures
Magazine defends 'Tarantino cretin' interview with Ennio Morricone
German Playboy says it is ‘surprised’ by the film composer’s claim that he did not give the interview
Ennio Morricone denies calling Quentin Tarantino a 'cretin'
The composer, whose score for Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight won an Oscar, says ‘I certainly do not consider his films garbage’
September 2018
Singled out: the Top 40 formats that fell by the wayside
Remember when a pop rookie and grandee would team up? Or when a soap star could call in Beyoncé to guest on their single? We pay tribute to the song types consigned to chart history
January 2017
Readers recommend
Readers recommend playlist: songs about doom
Our reader plumbs the depths of despair to deliver a playlist that is doomed from the start. Kate Tempest, King Tubby and Alice Donut join us on the way
November 2016
Drips, pop and Dollars: the music that made Ennio Morricone
At 88, Morricone is a towering presence in film history. As he celebrates 60 years in music, the Italian composer talks shoots, scores and the masterpieces we missed
September 2016
Festivals 2016
Festival watch: Festival No 6 2016 review
Extreme weather threatened to become the headline act but a wonderful set from Super Furry Animals and a carnival spirit saved the weekend
June 2016
Ennio Morricone signs record deal with Decca aged 87
Italian composer follows recent Oscar win with deal for compilation album Morricone 60, to be performed with Czech National Symphony Orchestra
