Ennio Morricone is a legend, full stop. His music can be heard in the “Spaghetti Westerns” of Sergio Leone, in Once Upon A Time in America (one of my favourite movies), The Untouchables, Bertolucci’s Novecento, Sean Penn’s State of Grace (another underrated classic) and, of course, Cinema Paradiso, one of the only films to ever bring a tear to my eye.

In terms of soundtrack composers, Morricone is the only one that counts for me. And, given that Paul Newman died at the weekend, it’s high time we appreciated a couple of soundtracks on thishereboogie.com.

After The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966), his compositions became more and more emotional, culminating in this piece of music, possibly his last truly great score. For anyone who’s seen this fantastic Italian movie, the soundtrack looms large and listening to any piece from it will transport you instantly back to the cinema and piazza of that little Sicilian village.

There’s little more I can say about this piece of music, except that it always tugs at my heartstrings and fills me with nostalgia. Here’s a famous scene from the movie with the piece of music in the background. Hope you enjoy.

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