List of compositions by Ennio Morricone


This is a list of compositions by composer, orchestrator and conductor Ennio Morricone. He composed and arranged scores for more than 400 film and television productions. Morricone was considered one of the most influential and best-selling film composers since the late 1940s.
He has sold well over 70 million records worldwide, including 6.5 million albums and singles in France, over three million in the United States and more than two million albums in Korea.
In 1971, the composer received his first golden record for the sale of 1,000,000 records in Italy and a "Targa d'Oro" for the worldwide sales of 22 million.
His score for Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the top 5 best-selling original instrumental scores in the world today, with about 10 million copies sold.
His score for The Mission was also at one point the world's best selling score. Morricone's music for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Le Professionnel each sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

Filmography

1950s

1960s

1970s

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1970Violent CitySergio Sollima
1970The VoyeurFranco Indovina
1970Hornets' NestPhil Karlson
1970I cannibaliLiliana Cavani
1970The Red TentMikhail KalatozovComposed with Aleksandr Zatsepin
1970Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionElio Petri
1970La califfaAlberto Bevilacqua
1970The Most Beautiful WifeDamiano Damiani
1970The Bird with the Crystal PlumageDario ArgentoFirst collaboration with Argento
1970MetelloMauro BologniniNominated - Silver Ribbon Award for Best Score
1970When Women Had TailsPasquale Festa Campanile
1970Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast ItSalvatore Samperi
1970CompañerosSergio Corbucci
1970Two Mules for Sister SaraDon Siegel
1971'Tis Pity She's a WhoreGiuseppe Patroni Griffi
19711870Alfredo Giannetti
1971Winged DevilsDuccio Tessari
1971Duck, You Sucker!Sergio Leone
1971Cold Eyes of FearEnzo G. Castellari
1971The DecameronPier Paolo Pasolini
1971Tre nel milleFranco Indovina
1971The Cat o' Nine TailsDario Argento
1971IncontroPiero Schivazappa
1971The Working Class Goes to HeavenElio Petri
1971The BurglarsHenri Verneuil
1971Short Night of Glass DollsAldo Lado
1971Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above SuspicionLuciano Ercoli
1971'Damiano Damiani
1971MaddalenaJerzy KawalerowiczFeatures "Chi Mai"
1971OceanoFolco QuiliciDocumentary film
1971A Lizard in a Woman's SkinLucio Fulci
1971Four Flies on Grey VelvetDario Argento
1971Without Apparent MotivePhilippe Labro
1971Sacco & VanzettiGiuliano MontaldoComposed with Joan Baez
Silver Ribbon Award for Best Score
1971Veruschka: Poetry of a WomanFranco Rubartelli
1972Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio?Flavio Mogherini
1972What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution?Sergio Corbucci
1972Who Saw Her Die?Aldo Lado
1972What Have You Done to Solange?Massimo Dallamano
1972D'amore si muoreCarlo Carunchio
1972Fiorina la vaccaVittorio De Sisti
1972The Fifth CordLuigi Bazzoni
1972I figli chiedono perchéNino Zanchin
1972Devil in the BrainSergio Sollima
1972The Master and MargaretAleksandar Petrović
1972Chronicles of a HomicideMauro Bolognini
1972The Canterbury TalesPier Paolo Pasolini
1972Sonny and JedSergio Corbucci
1972BluebeardEdward Dmytryk
1972Black Belly of the TarantulaPaolo Cavara
1972PlotYves Boisset
1972Life is Tough, Eh Providence?Giulio Petroni
1972L'ultimo uomo di SaraMaria Virginia Onorato
1972La cosa buffaAldo Lado
1972My Dear KillerTonino Valerii
1972When Women Lost Their TalesPasquale Festa CampanileComposed with Bruno Nicolai
1972This Kind of LoveAlberto Bevilacqua
1972'Florestano Vancini
1973Property is No Longer a TheftElio Petri
1973Here We Go Again, Eh Providence?Alberto De MartinoComposed with Bruno Nicolai
1973Crescete e moltiplicateviGiulio Petroni
1973Giordano BrunoGiuliano Montaldo
1973My Name Is NobodyTonino Valerii
1973Night Flight from MoscowHenri Verneuil
1973Libera, My LoveMauro Bolognini
1973Massacre in RomeGeorge P. Cosmatos
1973RevolverSergio Sollima
1973Woman Buried AliveAldo Lado
1973The Master TouchMichele Lupo
1974AllonsanfànPaolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
1974The Murri AffairMauro Bolognini
1974Arabian NightsPier Paolo Pasolini
1974Around the World with Peynet's LoversCesare PerfettoComposed with Alessandro Alessandroni
1974The Devil Is a WomanDamiano Damiani
1974La cuginaAldo Lado
1974Weak SpotPeter Fleischmann
1974The SecretRobert Enrico
1974Le trio infernalFrancis Girod
1974AutopsyArmando Crispino
1974Almost HumanUmberto Lenzi
1974Last Days of MussoliniCarlo Lizzani
1974SpasmoUmberto Lenzi
1975Eye of the CatAlberto BevilacquaComposed with Clément Janequin
1975The Divine NymphGiuseppe Patroni GriffiComposed with Cesare Andrea Bixio
1975The Flower in His MouthLuigi Zampa
1975Lips of Lurid BlueGiulio Petroni
1975The Sunday WomanLuigi Comencini
1975The AntichristAlberto De MartinoComposed with Bruno Nicolai
1975LéonorJuan Luis Buñuel
1975Last Stop on the Night TrainAldo Lado
1975Fear Over the CityHenri Verneuil
1975Salò, or the 120 Days of SodomPier Paolo Pasolini
1975Todo modoElio Petri
1975A Genius, Two Partners and a DupeDamiano Damiani
1975The "Human" FactorEdward Dmytryk
1976End of the GameMaximilian Schell
1976The Desert of the TartarsValerio Zurlini
1976And Agnes Chose to DieGiuliano Montaldo
1976The InheritanceMauro Bolognini
19761900Bernardo Bertolucci
1976Down the Ancient StaircaseMauro Bolognini
1976Rene the CaneFrancis Girod
1976'Carlo Lizzani
1976A Sold LifeAldo Florio
1977Hitch-HikePasquale Festa Campanile
1977The CatLuigi Comencini
1977Il mostroLuigi Zampa
1977Il prefetto di ferroPasquale Squitieri
1977Stato interessanteSergio Nasca
1977OrcaMichael Anderson
1977'John Boorman
1978CorleonePasquale Squitieri
1978Stay As You AreAlberto Lattuada
1978Where Are You Going on Holiday?Mauro BologniniSegment: "Sarò tutta per te"
1978Holocaust 2000Alberto De Martino
1978L'immoralitàMassimo Pirri
1978Christian Gion
1978Days of HeavenTerrence MalickComposed with Leo Kottke
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Score
1978La Cage aux FollesÉdouard Molinaro
1979Lovers and LiarsMario Monicelli
1979Dedicato al Mare EgeoMasuo Ikeda
1979BloodlineTerence Young
1979I as in IcarusHenri VerneuilNominated - César Award for Best Original Music
1979A Dangerous ToyGiuliano Montaldo
1979La LunaBernardo Bertolucci
1979Buone notizieElio Petri
1979The HumanoidAldo Lado
1979The MeadowPaolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
1979OgroGillo Pontecorvo

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Television films and series

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Stage productions

Since 1984, Ennio Morricone composed original background music to several advertising campaigns. Most of the commercials were directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
YearTitleProducerDirector
1984MottaMottaN/A
1989Museo delle tradizioni e arti contadineMutacGiuseppe Tornatore
1990GrandmotherChef BoyardeeGiuseppe Tornatore
1990Mulino BiancoBarilla GroupGiuseppe Tornatore
1990Italiana petroliAnonima Petroli ItalianaGiuseppe Tornatore
1995ProfumoDolce & GabbanaGiuseppe Tornatore
1996Pomeriggi al cinemaPomeriggi al cinemaGiuseppe Tornatore
1996San Pellegrino Calze San Pellegrino CalzeGiuseppe Tornatore
2001Come vorresti che fosse il futuro?Telecom ItaliaAndrew Douglas
2002Il CinemaDolce & GabbanaGiuseppe Tornatore
2002Nissan El GrandNissanGiuseppe Tornatore
2003Sicily Dolce & GabbanaGiuseppe Tornatore
2003Sky Cinema Sky CinemaGiuseppe Tornatore
2008Lancia Delta LanciaHarald Zwart
2009Rose The One / L'Eau The One Dolce & GabbanaJean-Baptiste Mondino
2009Mediaset PremiumMediaset PremiumMatteo Pellegrini
2010The One GentlemanDolce & GabbanaJean-Baptiste Mondino
2011La Bellezza dello SpazioLanciaAgo Panini
2012The One – Sport Dolce & GabbanaMariano Vivanco
2013Dolce, the PerfumeDolce & GabbanaGiuseppe Tornatore
2015Dolce Rosa Excelsa Dolce & GabbanaGiuseppe Tornatore
2015Non è una crociera qualsiasiMSC CrociereDaniel Barber

Selected films with music by Morricone

Classic (absolute) music

Ennio Morricone's classical compositions include over 15 piano concertos, 30 symphonic pieces, choral music, one opera and one mass. His first classical pieces date back to the late forties.

with Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza

YearPerformerSong TitleITAFRANLUKUSA
1962MilvaQuattro Vestiti
1962MilvaLa Tua Stagione
1963Gianni MorandiGo-kart Twist
1963Peter TevisA Gringo Like Me
1963Rita PavonePel di Carota52
1964Gianni MorandiPer Una Notte No
1964Paul AnkaIl Tuo compleanno28
1965Maurizio GrafAngel Face29
1965Ennio Morricone & La Sua OrchestraIl Silenzio/Parlami D'Amore Mariu
1965Ennio MorriconeA Fistful of Dollars462
1965Ennio MorriconeA Pistol for Ringo32
1965DinoIl Ragazzo di ghiaccio26
1966MinaSe Telefonando6
1966DinoHo messo gli occhi su di te
1966Ennio MorriconeFor a Few Dollars More516
1967ChristyRun Run73
1967Ennio MorriconeThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly45
1968ChristyDeep Down
1968Hugo MontenegroThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly12
1969Roy BuddHurry To Me73
1969Ennio MorriconeA Man With Harmonica1
1969DalidaIl Clan Dei Siciliana29
1969MilvaMetti una sera a cena
1971Massimo RanieriIo e te5
1971Ennio Morricone/Joan BaezThe Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti 425
1971Astrud GilbertoCasse
19717 MladihZa Šaku Dolara
1971Ennio Morricone/Joan BaezHere's To You46229
1972MilvaMia Madre Si Chiama Francesca
1972Ennio MorriconeGiù la testa116
1973Ennio MorriconeGod With Us8
1973Ennio MorriconeMy Name Is Nobody
1973Ennio Morricone & Bruno NicolaiIndagine / La Cosa Buffa
1974Mireille MathieuJ'oublie La Pluie et le Soleil
1975Mireille MathieuMon Ami de Toujours
1975Ennio MorriconeTema di Mosè25
1976Ennio MorriconeOnce Upon a Time in the West25
1977I GladragsSunshine / Notturno Per Tre
1978Ennio MorriconeEl Mundial 7823
1978Ennio MorriconeCome Maddalena
1978The BombersMexican
1981Ennio MorriconeChi Mai12
1982Pia ZadoraIt's Wrong For Me To Love You
1988The Pet Shop Boys/Ennio MorriconeIt Couldn't Happen Here
1994Gérard DepardieuTo Obliterate The Past
1998Sarah BrightmanNella Fantasia
1998Andrea BocelliCome Un Fiume Tu
1999Ennio Morricone & Roger WatersLost Boys Calling
1999Down LowOnce Upon a Time3
1999Andrea BocelliUn Canto
2001Josh GrobanYou're Still You/Cinema Paradiso
2004Isobel CampbellArgomenti
2006Amii StewartLove Song
2007Céline DionI Knew I Loved You
2008Tenniscoats/TapeCome Maddalena
2010CoolioChange

All music composed by Ennio Morricone, lyrics written by various artists.

Other song compositions

All songs composed by Ennio Morricone, lyrics written by various artists.

Selected music certifications