11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.1. Who was Ennio Morricone?
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Soluzione suggerita: Ennio Morricone was one of the most famous film composers of the 20th century.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.2. When did he start studying music?
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Soluzione suggerita: He started when he was 12.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.3. How was he able to support himself when he was young?
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Soluzione suggerita: He played the trumpet in jazz bands and then worked for the radio.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.4. When did he begin writing music for films?
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Soluzione suggerita: He started in the early 1960s.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.5. What was Morricone associated with?
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Soluzione suggerita: He was associated with the spaghetti western style of soundtracks.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.6. When did he start to get international recognition?
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Soluzione suggerita: From the 1980s onwards.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.7. Who did he work with?
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Soluzione suggerita: He worked with Leone, Tornatore, and Joffé.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.8. What were the most famous soundtracks he wrote in the 1980s?
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Soluzione suggerita: The soundtracks for Nuovo Cinema Paradiso and The Mission.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.9. What musical instruments were used in the music composed for Tornatore’s film?
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Soluzione suggerita: He used piano, strings, and saxophone.
11. Read the text and answer the questions.
Ennio Morricone, a Giant of Film Music
Ennio Morricone was probably the most famous film composer of the 20th century. He began studying music at Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia at the age of 12. When he was young, he supported himself by playing the trumpet in jazz bands, and then worked for Italy’s national radio network after graduating from the conservatory. He didn’t write any film music until the early 1960s, when he began his collaboration with the Italian director Sergio Leone, and he was associated with the “spaghetti western” style of soundtracks.
The 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s saw his commercial success and international recognition. He gained four Academy Award nominations and worked for top Hollywood directors. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is probably the most well-known of his scores of that period. The main themes of the film’s score are for piano, strings, and saxophone, giving tones of melancholy and nostalgia. Morricone’s highly evocative score for Roland Joffé’s historical drama The Mission (1986), starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, is thought to be one of the best of all time.
11.10. What kind of film is The Mission?
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Soluzione suggerita: It is a historical drama.
12. As Time Goes By (Extended Scene with Complete Vocal) | Film: Casablanca (1942) posted by New Wave. Watch the Casablanca finale scene, listen carefully to what the characters say, and check the Internet to answer the questions.12.1. Why do most people in Italy think that Ingrid Bergman says “Play it again, Sam”?
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Soluzione suggerita: The reason why most people think this is likely to lie in the dubbing version “Suonala ancora, Sam”, but the confusion may also be due to the fact that Woody Allen’s play and Herbert Ross film “Play it again, Sam” is a quotation, albeit paraphrased, from Casablanca. However, in the famous film, the protagonist Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) addresses the pianist of Rick’s Café with the phrase, “Play it once, Sam” referring to the song As Time Goes By and after the latter’s reply, Ilsa insists with “Play it, Sam”.
12. As Time Goes By (Extended Scene with Complete Vocal) | Film: Casablanca (1942) posted by New Wave. Watch the Casablanca finale scene, listen carefully to what the characters say, and check the Internet to answer the questions.12.2. Was the author of
As Time Goes By a successful composer when he wrote the song?
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Soluzione suggerita: No, he wasn’t.
12. As Time Goes By (Extended Scene with Complete Vocal) | Film: Casablanca (1942) posted by New Wave. Watch the Casablanca finale scene, listen carefully to what the characters say, and check the Internet to answer the questions.12.3. What happened to the piano in
Casablanca?
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Soluzione suggerita: The piano from Casablanca on which Sam plays As Time Goes By was auctioned in New York at 3.41 million dollars.
12. As Time Goes By (Extended Scene with Complete Vocal) | Film: Casablanca (1942) posted by New Wave. Watch the Casablanca finale scene, listen carefully to what the characters say, and check the Internet to answer the questions.12.4. What was the piano of the film like?
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Soluzione suggerita: The piano which appears in the cult scene was orange with arabesque details.