Base Metals, Pure Gold: The Scores of Ennio Morricone

Cowboy and western movies, as we know them, would not be what they are without Ennio Morricone. And I am so dead serious about that. The composer—widely regarded as one of cinema's greatest maestros—is responsible for the dramatic standoff swells, lonely whistles, galloping rhythms, and haunting melodies that have become shorthand for the entire genre. But Morricone's genius extended far beyond the frontier. Across westerns, thrillers, horror films, political dramas, and arthouse classics, he tr