What is Ennio Morricone?
[[file:Ennio Morricone Cannes 2007.jpg|thumb|Ennio Morricone in 2007]] '''Ennio Morricone''' (November 10, 1928 &ndash; July 6, 2020) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[classical music|classical]] [[composer]] famous for making [[movie score]]s. He composed the scores for more than 500 [[movies]] and [[television program]]s. He is well known for composing the scores to [[:Category:Western movies|Western movies]], particularly [[Spaghetti Western]]s. In 2007 he received the [[Academy Award|Honorary Academy Award]] for his many great movie scores. In his career, the composer sold over 50 million records worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zammerumaskil.com/rassegna-stampa-cattolica/formazione-e-catechesi/musica-western-si-ma-non-in-chiesa.html |title=Zammerumaskil, Roma |access-date=2009-11-28 |archive-date=2009-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126031431/http://www.zammerumaskil.com/rassegna-stampa-cattolica/formazione-e-catechesi/musica-western-si-ma-non-in-chiesa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://liturgia.diocesifrosinone.com/ |title=Fondazione Italiani |access-date=2009-11-28 |archive-date=2013-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729155029/http://liturgia.diocesifrosinone.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, he won an Academy Award for his work on ''[[The Hateful Eight]]''. Morricone was born in [[Rome]]. He died at a hospital in Rome on July 6, 2020 from problems caused by a fall, aged 91.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morto Ennio Morricone, aveva 91 anni: fatale una caduta, si era rotto il femore|url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/musica/ennio_morricone_morto_roma_oggi_6_luglio_2020_musica_c_era_una_volta_in_america-5330102.html|access-date=6 July 2020|website=www.ilmessaggero.it|date=6 July 2020|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/obituaries/ennio-morricone-dead.html|title = Ennio Morricone, Oscar-Winning Composer of Film Scores, Dies at 91|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 6 July 2020|last1 = McFadden|fi