Ennio Morricone Live - Ennio Morricone

Advantages: Great tribute to a great composer.
Disadvantages: Not suitable to anyone who isn't familiar with Morricone's music.

...I think the title of this album should be considered a solid fact. We do all love Ennio Morricone! He's easily one of the best composers of recent times, and hundreds of films would be lost without his music. Despite not giving a full picture of Morricone's work, i think this is still a great tribute album. The fact that artists from Celine Dion, to Bruce Springsteen, to Metallica, ahve come forward to pay their tributes shows the extent to which Morricone has touched the world. I found out about this tribute from the Metallica website when they announced they'd recorded their own version of "Ecstasy Of Gold", and I immediately bought it. Ecstasy of Gold, and Bruce Springsteen's "Once Upon A Time In The West" are my favourite tracks on the album, but they all have their strengths. At that, I wouldn't say that any of the artists... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful, touching work
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

...Would Morricone be upset if we said he can sometimes represent Italian nostalgia at its best? Nostalgia is a universal humane emotion. Time passes by and all of us become old and eventually die. This film looks back at the best and worst moments lived by a boy before during and after Italy's WW2. Maléna is the epicentre of the story and the icon of that lost youth, with all its dreams and illusions. Morricone's music often embodies the fusion of folk and "cultured" music. The haunting melody of Maléna could be the soundtrack of anyone's life. If you're sensitive enough you could listen to this album as you remember your own past experiences in life and you will be touched. Happiness and sadness mix as well when it comes down to a work that can evoke nostalgic sentiments so well. You don't need to see the film to be touched... Read review

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Advantages: A good intro to Morricone's work
Disadvantages: Is it really his most significant work? "the very best"?

...Like most compilations, this is a slanted album that shows just the most popular (rather than "the very best") of Maestro Morricone. How dangerous it is to reduce such a prolific composer to one single CD! Certainly a good intro for someone who doesn't know anything about him, but still in that case, I´d rather listen to a complete soundtrack of his. If you are a Morricone fan, you would agree that Morricone's eclectic spirit could suit any music lover... yet this album cannot offer an eclectic picture of his genious. Please take a look in online databases at his filmography and you'll find over 500 soundtracks. He has virtually touched every style of music except for rap (or am I wrong?). Fundamentaly Morricone is all about emotions. Thus his work is varied and eclectic as an unfolding life that nurtures itself from the multiple... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful