ITL #6: Remembering Ennio Morricone
from Impolite to Listen: Classical Music Conversations Hosted by Chris Arkin & Sridhar Bhagavathula
Chris and Sridhar honor the passing of the legendary composer Ennio Morricone. They discuss the iconic status of his film scores, his gifts as a melodist, his use of non-orchestral instruments, his role in the evolution of Hollywood music, and his passion for chess. Useful Links: Check out our website! Tweet us your feedback @impolitelisten Episode clips on Instagram Ennio Morricone: wikipedia Watch "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" on Netflix Watch "Cinema Paradiso" on Amazon "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" soundtrack "Cinema Paradiso" soundtrack "The Hateful Eight" soundtrack "The Battle of Algiers" soundtrack "Django Unchained" soundtrack Morricone receiving an Honorary Oscar Morricone wins Best Original Score for "The Hateful Eight" "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" standoff "Ecstasy of Gold" on theremin & voice Moog synthesizer Vladimir Nabokov's index cards Tom Hanks does a Clint Eastwood impression Il Gruppo (Morricone's avant-garde composers collective) Morricone plays trumpet "If This is a Man": Holocaust memoir by Primo Levi Primo Levi "If This is a Man" music by Morricone Yo-Yo Ma's tribute to Morricone "Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone" album Morricone's Paris Review interview about chess Janos Starker: Cellist, Artist, Teacher Leonhard Euler: wikipedia Euler's Speculum Musicum Tonnetz: wikipedia What the Heck is Neo-Riemannian Analysis? - video explanation by 12tone
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Chris and Sridhar honor the passing of the legendary composer Ennio Morricone. They discuss the iconic status of his film scores, his gifts as a melodist, his use of non-orchestral instruments, his role in the evolution of Hollywood music, and his passion for chess.
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