Ennio Morricone "Loves" That 'The Ecstasy Of Gold' Opens METALLICA Concerts
February 26, 2007, 17 years ago
According to the Hollywoodreporter.com, The Academy Of Motion Arts And Sciences bestowed an honorary Oscar on famed composer Ennio Morricone last night (February 25th) at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. Actor/director legend Clint Eastwood, who starred in a number of Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns - many of which scored by Morricone - honored the composer with that statue saying "What actor wouldn't want to ride into town with that kind of music playing behind him?"
Morricone, speaking through an interpreter, loves the fact that his 'The Ecstasy Of Gold' from The Good, The Bad And The Ugly opens METALLICA concerts. Metallica's version of that tune is included on a new Sony Classical CD, We All Love Ennio Morricone, which was released last week and also features CELINE DION, RENEE FLEMING, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, YO-YO MA, TO QUINCY JONES, HERBIE HANCOCK and ANDREA BOCELLI.
