Ennio Morricone

This wonderful book and CD set celebrates the music and movie legacy of Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer and conductor of many Italo-Western classics, including his iconic theme to Clint Eastwood's classic spaghetti Western, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Born in Rome, Morricone wrote more than five hundred soundtracks for a wide variety of genres, and received the Honorary Academy Award for career achievement in 2007. The book is a portrait of the artist with many private, unpublished photographs accompanied by dozens of stunning film stills. With the book comes a 4-CD collection of the music of Morricone´s work, including more than sixty music themes from the movies. Included are For a Few Dollars More; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; The Untouchables; Once Upon a Time in America, and dozens more. A one-of-a-kind tribute to a movie-theme master that is a must for the collections of movie music buffs worldwide.