Ennio Morricone Composes a Mass
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It is called the “Missa Papa Francisci” in honor of the Holy Father and debuted at the Gesù church in Rome for celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Jesuits. The Nat. Catholic Reguster article had an interesting bit on his faithfulness to the Gregorian tradition.
http://m.ncregister.com/daily-news/oscar-winning-composer-pens-mass-for-the-pope/#.VXtvlUu9LCQ
I am not sure if he used Greek and Latin or if it is in the vernacular, and I would like to hear it...
Thanked by 1Spriggo -
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IIRC, he wrote the score for The Godfather, yes?
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Ennio Morricone has written many wonderful film scores, including The Mission, The Dollar Trilogy, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America, and my favorite - Cinema Paradiso:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VclRS7x0e38 -
Pianist Phillip Aaberg has an incredible arrangement of CParadiso, brings tears.
Didn't Morricone also compose score to "Once Upon a Time in America"?Thanked by 1Spriggo -
Indeed he did. Great score/great movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4W17gTumi8 -
There is a new edition of Once Upon a Time in America which I am going to look for. It is longer and closer to Leone’s original cut.Thanked by 1Spriggo
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