Ennio Morricone Passes Away At 91

He was known for his phenomenal music in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, as well as his other magnificent musical works on hundreds of other films and television productions. His name: Ennio Morricone. While he may have passed away, his legacy — his compositions — will continue to live on.

Morricone died Monday in Rome at the age of 91. The Italian cultural ministry confirmed his death in a statement that called him "a musician of refined skill who with his melodies has been able to excite and make the whole world dream."

When Morricone wrote a score for a Western, he used sneaky tricks to make those evocative sounds, like whistles, animal calls, creaks, gunshots and groans…

Know more about Morricone and his life over at NPR.

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