Review: ‘Ennio,’ a loving tribute to the maestro of the soundtrack
by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Mar 29, 2024
3 minutes
When composer Ennio Morricone, well into his 80s, lets loose on the “coyote howl” theme he wrote for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and sings the howling part — in a fully committed a capella attack you wouldn’t think possible coming from any human — well, those eight or nine seconds alone make the documentary “Ennio” well worth your time.
Beyond those eight or nine seconds, there’s everything else. He gave us a bounty, from “A Fistful of Dollars” to “1900” to “The Mission,” “The Untouchables,” and
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