It has been nearly one year since the passing of the great film composer known simply as The Maestro. In anticipation of the documentary on the legendary composer being released on July 6 2021, Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips shares a pick from a movie showing this week at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, Greg shares a theme by Morricone incorporated into ta videogame soundtrack, and Maggie contributes selections from a 2020 tribute recording featuring cellist Stjepan Hauser and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. And from a collaboration between the composer and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, a suite for the director of Morricone’s masterpiece, Cinema Paradiso, Giuseppe Tornatore.
Chicago’s Music Box Theatre will be featuring movies score by Ennio Morricone as part of their Back To The Big Screen series sponsored by MUBI.
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