Born in Rome in 1928, Ennio Morricone began his film career with Il Federale in 1961 and spiralled to worldwide success with his unique music for the Sergio Leone 'Man With No Name' trilogy starring Clint Eastwood, A Fistful Of Dollars, A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.

Indeed, the length and breadth of his brilliance is underlined by this 2CD 40 track selection of some of his greatest scores, all lovingly, and vibrantly performed by The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. One of the most respected and recorded orchestras in the world they pay due homage to the great composer in fine style, kicking off with tracks from The Hateful Eight and Lolita, whilst flowing through others from such films as The Untouchables, Once Upon A Time In America, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Revolver, and ending up with musical gems from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, For A Few Dollars More, and even A Fistful of Dollars, amongst others.

Disc: 1
1. L’Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock (From The Hateful Eight)
2. Lolita (From Lolita)
3. End Credits (From Love Affair)
4. In the Line of Fire (From In the Line of Fire)
5. Hamlet (From Hamlet)
6. Elegy for Brown (From Casualties of War)
7. Cinema Paradiso (From Cinema Paradiso)
8. Love Theme (From Cinema Paradiso)
9. The Untouchables (From The Untouchables)
10. The Mission (From The Mission)
11. Gabriel’s Oboe (From The Mission)
12. Ave Maria (From The Mission)
13. On Earth as it is in Heaven (From The Mission)
14. Epilogue The Falls (From The Mission)
15. Main Theme (From Once Upon a Time in America)
16. Poverty (From Once Upon a Time in America)
17. Deborah s Theme (From Once Upon a Time in America)
18. Main Theme (From The Thing)
19. Main Theme (From Marco Polo)
20. Chi Mai (From Le Professional)
21. The Harvest (From Days of Heaven)

Disc: 2
1. Regan’s Theme (From Exorcist II: The Heretic)
2. Romanza (From 1900)
3. Main Theme (From Moses The Lawgiver)
4. Main Title (From My Name Is Nobody)
5. Un Amico (From Revolver)
6. Duck, You Sucker (From A Fistful of Dynamite)
7. Theme (From The Men From Shiloh)
8. Suite (From Two Mules for Sister Sara)
9. La Califfa (From Lady Caliph )
10. Main Title (From The Five Man Army)
11. Love Theme (From The Red Tent)
12. The Sicilian Clan (From The Sicilian Clan)
13. Man with the Harmonica (From Once Upon a Time in the West)
14. Jill’s Theme (From Once Upon a Time in the West)
15. Overture (From Guns for San Sebastian)
16. L’arena (From The Mercenary)
17. Main Title (From The Good, The Bad and The Ugly)
18. The Ecstasy of Gold (From The Good, The Bad and The Ugly)
19. Main Titles (From For a Few Dollars More)
20. A Fistful of Dollars (From A Fistful of Dollars)

The Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection is a journey through cinematic genius, six decades of wonderful music. Again, for me, the true highlights include the Leone films, 1900, Chi Mai, Once Upon A Time In America, The Mission, The Untouchables, Cinema Paradiso and of course his Oscar winner, and last film composed for, The Hateful Eight.