Ennio Morricone Passed Away!

Ennio Morricone passed away.

Iconic Italian composer and writer Ennio Morricone passed away in Rome.

The Academy Award-winning composer known for composing the themes to The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly, and The Untouchables died at the age of 91.

According to the Associated Press, Morricone, who recently broke his leg in a fall, died in a Rome hospital after experiencing complications from his injury. He asked for a private service.

During Morricone's decades-long career, he composed the scores to over 400 films, including some in the the "Spaghetti Western" movies. He won a lifetime achievement Academy Award in 2007, and he has received the best original score Oscar in 2016 for his work on Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight movie.

Morricone's composition credits include Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers and Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America.

He was born in Rome in 1928.

Ennio Morricone, ORMI, known as Maestro, Dan Savio and Leo Nicholas was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player who wrote music in a wide range of styles.

He was married to Maria Travia and has four children. His son, Andrea is composer and conductor.

He has lived in Italy his entire life and never had any desires to live in Hollywood.

In the 2008 Universal Studios fire, a portion of Morricone's work was destroyed.