Metallica took advantage of his social networks to pay a final tribute to the Italian composer Ennio Morricone, author of the famous intro of the band and who died today at 91 years of age.
“RIP Ennio Morricone, your career was legendary, your compositions will last forever. Thank you for creating the environment for so many of our shows since 1983. ”, reads on the official page of the band.
'The Ecstasy of Gold', one of the compositions in the career of Morricone and was used by Metallica to open their concerts for almost 40 years.
“The day we first played 'The Ecstasy of Gold' as our new intro in 1983, it was magical! I have sung that tune thousands of times to warm my throat before taking the stage. Thanks Ennio for getting us up. You were a huge inspiration to us and a link between the band, our team and our fans. I will always think of you as part of the Metallica family. ” wrote James Hetfield.
"I, Ennio Morricone: I have died"
Ennio Morricone was born in Rome in the year 1928. He began to play the trumpet when he was a child and at six years old he had already composed his first work, so when he was only nine years old he entered the Santa Cecilia National Academy and at twelve, a conservatory .
Throughout his vast career, he can count hundreds of compositions recognized worldwide, which led him to participate in dozens of films such as'Inglorious Bastards‘, ‘Lolita',' The Phantom of the Opera 'and the two parts of Kill Bill.
Morricone He died in the early morning of July 6, 2020 at the polyclinic of the Biomedical Campus of the University of Rome at the age of ninety-one, as a result of complications caused by a fracture of the femur after suffering a fall at home several days earlier.
