Heartbreaking news: Oscar-winning film composer Ennio Morricone has sadly died aged 91

Legendary film composer Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91. Morricone passed away on Monday morning (06.07.20) at a clinic in Rome after suffering a fall which caused a hip fracture. The prolific musician scored more than 400 movies, including the iconic soundtrack to 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly', which saw him inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009. Known as 'The Maestro', Ennio became the oldest person to win a competitive Oscar in 2016 for his work on Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight'. He described the collaboration as "perfect" as the 'Pulp Fiction' director gave "no cues or guidelines". He said: "I wrote the score without Quentin Tarantino knowing anything about it, then he came to Prague when I recorded it and was very pleased. So the collaboration was based on trust and a great freedom for me."

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