Tributes have been paid to Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’s main theme, following his death aged 91.
The Oscar-winning composer, known as the Maestro, died in a Rome hospital early on Monday of complications after he broke his leg in a fall, his lawyer Giorgio Assumma said.
Fellow composer Hans Zimmer spoke of Morricone’s influence during an appearance on BBC Breakfast. He said: “Ennio was an icon and icons just don’t go away, icons are forever. “It really has taken me by surprise as he was still touring.
I saw him about a year ago. He seemed strong. He was conducting at the O2.” He added: “He was a major influence on me. The first movie I ever saw was Once Upon A Time In The West.
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