Collections/April 2021

The Maestro: Scores by Ennio Morricone

With more than four hundred scores for cinema and television to his credit, Italian maestro Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) left behind a monumental legacy as one of the greatest and most prolific film composers in history, instantly enhancing whatever project he touched. His sublime melodies and adventurous sonic palette—which made memorable use of whipcracks and whistles, gunshots and harmonicas, church bells and animal noises—lent grandeur to art-house masterworks ( The Battle of Algiers , Days of Heaven ), spaghetti-western classics ( The Big Gundown ; Duck, You Sucker ), stylish giallo slashers ( A Quiet Place in the Country , The Bird with the Crystal Plumage ), and exploitation fare ( Night Train Murders , Hitch-Hike ) alike. Bringing together some of the composer’s most celebrated scores alongside lesser-known rarities, this Morricone sampler is as much a treat for the ears as it is for the eyes. Added on Thursday, 1 April 2021

22 films — 3 on the Channel, 19 unavailable