Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone


Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone is a 2004 album of recordings from Morricone's various film scores by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone. The album was recorded with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra and Gilda Buttà on piano. Morricone functioned as orchestrator, conductor and producer. It was released as a standard compact disc on September 28, 2004, and a DualDisc using Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound on February 8, 2005. Ma also toured a suite of Morricone's music.
The album stayed 105 weeks on the Billboard Top Classical Albums.

Track listing

The Mission
  1. "Gabriel's Oboe" – 3:11
  2. "The Mission: The Falls" – 2:27
Giuseppe Tornatore Suite
  2. "The Legend of 1900: Playing Love" – 1:49
  3. "Cinema Paradiso: Nostalgia" – 1:58
  4. "Cinema Paradiso: Looking for You" – 1:43
  5. "Malèna: Main Theme" – 4:22
  6. "A Pure Formality: Main Theme" – 3:49
Sergio Leone Suite
  2. "Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme" – 3:32
  3. "Once Upon a Time in America: Cockeye's Song" – 2:13
  4. "Once Upon a Time in America: Main Theme" – 1:49
  5. "Once Upon a Time in the West: Main Theme" – 3:21
  6. "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Ecstasy of Gold" – 3:57
Brian De Palma Suite
  2. "Casualties of War: Main Theme" – 3:54
  3. "The Untouchables: Death Theme" – 3:10
Moses and Marco Polo Suite
  2. "Moses: Journey" – 2:34
  3. "Moses: Main Theme" – 2:07
  4. "Marco Polo: Main Theme" – 3:21
The Lady Caliph
  2. "Dinner" – 3:51
  3. "Nocturne" – 2:33