List of compositions by Ennio Morricone

This is a list of compositions by composer, orchestrator and conductor Ennio Morricone. He composed and arranged scores for more than 400 film and television productions. Morricone was considered one of the most influential and best-selling film composers since the late 1940s.

He has sold well over 70 million records worldwide, including 6.5 million albums and singles in France, over three million in the United States and more than two million albums in Korea.

In 1971, the composer received his first golden record (disco d'oro) for the sale of 1,000,000 records in Italy and a "Targa d'Oro" for the worldwide sales of 22 million.

His score for Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the top 5 best-selling original instrumental scores in the world today, with about 10 million copies sold.

His score for The Mission (1986) was also at one point the world's best selling score. Morricone's music for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and Le Professionnel (1981) each sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

Stage productions

 * Il Lieto fine (Luciano Salce, 1959)
 * Il Pappa Reale (Luciano Salce, 1960)
 * Non approfondire (Enzo Trapani, 1961)
 * La Chasse aux corbeaux (Anton Giulio Majano, 1962)
 * Rascelinaria (Pietro Garinei, Sandro Giovannini, 1962)
 * Filumena Marturano (2010)

Radio productions

 * Ventimila leghe sotto i mari (Francesco Ghedini, 1961)
 * Tiempe d'ammore (Fausto Cigliano, Achille Millo, 1961)

Advertising campaigns
Since 1984, Ennio Morricone composed original background music to several advertising campaigns. Most of the commercials were directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Classic (absolute) music
Ennio Morricone's classical compositions include over 15 piano concertos, a trumpet concerto, 30 symphonic pieces, choral music, one opera and one mass. His first classical pieces date back to the late forties.


 * Il Mattino (for voice and piano) 1946
 * Imitazione (for voice and piano) 1947
 * Iintimità (for voice and piano) 1947
 * Barcarola funebre (for piano) 1952
 * Preludio a una Novella senza titolo (for piano) 1952
 * Distacco I (for voice and piano) 1953
 * Distacco II (for voice and piano) 1953
 * Verrà la morte (for contralto and piano) 1953
 * Oboe sommerso (for baritone and five instruments) 1953
 * Musica (for piano and string orchestra) 1954
 * Sonata (for brass ensemble, piano and timpani) 1954
 * Variations on a theme by Frescobaldi (for piano) 1955
 * Cantata (for orchestra and mixed chorus singing a text by Cesare Pavese) 1955
 * Sestetto (for flute, oboe, bassoon, violin, viola and cello) 1955
 * Twelve Variations (for oboe d'amore, cello and piano) 1956
 * Invenzione, canone e ricercare (for piano) 1956
 * Concerto (for orchestra) 1957
 * Distanze (for violin, cello and piano) 1958
 * Requiem per un destino (for mixed chorus and orchestra) 1966
 * Suoni per Dino (a piece for viola virtuoso Dino Asciolla using 2 magnetic tapes) 1969
 * Proibito (for 8 trumpets) 1972
 * Gestazione (for female voice and instruments plus pre-recorded electronic sounds and an ad lib string orchestra) 1980
 * Totem secondo (for 5 bassoons and 2 contrabassoons) 1981
 * Second Concerto (for flute, cello and orchestra) 1984–85
 * Four Studies (for piano) 1984–89
 * Frammenti di Eros (Cantata for soprano, piano and orchestra to a text by Sergio Miceli) 1985
 * Cantata per L'Europa (for soprano, two vocal recitals, mixed chorus and orchestra) 1988
 * Mordenti (for harpsichord) 1988
 * Epos (for orchestra) 1989
 * Study (for double-bass) 1989
 * Reflessi (for cello) 1989–90
 * Frammenti di giochi (for violin and harp) 1990
 * Third Concerto (for guitar, marimba and string orchestra) 1990–91
 * UT (for trumpet, timpani, bass drum and string orchestra) dedicated to his friend trumpet player Mauro Maur 1991
 * Una via crucis ('Stations of The Cross' in various vocal and instrumental combinations and in collaboration with Michele Dall'Ongaro and Egisto Macchi)
 * Fourth Concerto (for organ, two trumpets, two trombones and orchestra) 1993
 * Vidi aquam (for soprano and small orchestra) 1993
 * Elegia per Egisto (a piece for violin dedicated to his fellow-Nuova Consonanza member Egisto Macchi) 1993
 * Il silenzio, il gioco, la memoria (for a chorus of children's voices singing a text by Sergio Miceli) 1994
 * Partenope (an opera with a libretto by Guido Barbieri and Sandro Cappelletto) 1996
 * Passaggio secondo (for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, 20 strings and a vocal recital of a text by Allen Ginsberg) 1996
 * Scherzo (for violin and piano) 1996; Ombra di lontana presenza (for viola, string orchestra and magnetic tape) 1997
 * Nocturne and Passacaglia (for flute, oboe, clarinet, piano and strings) 1998
 * Amen (for 6 choruses of mixed voices) 1998
 * Pietre (for double chorus, percussion and cello) 1999
 * For the Children Killed by the Mafia (for soprano, baritone, 6 instruments and two voices reciting a text by Luciano Violente) 1999
 * Abenddämmerung (for violin, cello, piano and soprano or mezzo-soprano singing a text by Heinrich Heine) 2000
 * If This Is a Man (for soprano, violin, strings and vocal recital of a text by Primo Levi) 2001
 * Voci dal silenzio (for vocal recital, recorded voice, chorus and orchestra) 2002
 * Finale (for two organs) 2002
 * Riverberi (for flute, cello and piano) 2004
 * Missa Papae Francisci (mass for double chorus, orchestra and organ) 2015
 * Per i 40 anni (for mixed ensemble) 2020

Live albums

 * Ennio Morricone live (with Metropole Orchestra) (1987)
 * Concerto Premio Nino Rota (1995)
 * Ennio Morricone – Live (1995)
 * Morricone dirige a Morricone (1998)
 * Cinema Concerto: Ennio Morricone at Santa Cecilia (1999)
 * Verona Arena Concerto (2002)
 * La leggenda della pianista (2003)
 * Focus: Ennio Morricone & Dulce Pontes (2004)
 * Voci dal silenzio (2004)
 * Morricone Conducts Morricone: The Munich Concert 2004 (2006)
 * Note di Pace/Peace Notes: Live at Piazza San Marco, Venice (2008)
 * Giorgio Armani presents Musica per il cinema (2CD)(2012)

with Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza

 * 1966 "Nuova Consonanza", LP RCA
 * 1967 "The Private Sea of Dreams" (as Il Gruppo), LP RCA Victor
 * 1968 "Improvisationen" LP Deutsche Grammophon
 * 1970 "The Feed-back" (as The Group), LP RCA
 * 1973 "Improvvisazioni a Formazioni Variate" (also known as "Gruppo d'Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza"), LP General Music
 * 1975 "Nuova Consonanza", LP Cinevox Records. Reissue 2007 CD Bella Casa
 * 1976 "Musica su Schemi", LP Cramps Records. Reissue 2002: LP Get Back, CD Ampersand
 * 1992 "1967–1975", CD Edition RZ
 * 2006 "Azioni", CD Die Schachtel
 * 2010 "Niente", CD Cometa Edizioni Musicali. Reissue 2012 LP The Omni Recording Corporation/The Roundtable
 * 2011 "Eroina", CD Cometa Edizioni Musicali

with Mauro Maur

 * La Tromba Classica Contemporanea (1993, Mauro Maur & Ennio Morricone)
 * In the Line of Fire (1993, Mauro Maur & Ennio Morricone)
 * Mauro Maur e i suoi Solisti (1996, Mauro Maur & Ennio Morricone)

with Chico Buarque

 * Per un pugno di samba (1970, Chico Buarque & Ennio Morricone)
 * Sonho de um Carnaval (2000, Chico Buarque & Ennio Morricone)
 * De sa terra a su xelu (2002, Clara Murtas & Ennio Morricone)

other

 * Focus (2003, Ennio Morricone & Dulce Pontes)
 * Guardians of the clouds (2007, Carel Kraayenhof & Ennio Morricone)
 * Paradiso (2011, Hayley Westenra & Ennio Morricone)
 * Morricone.Uncovered (2012, Romina Arena & Ennio Morricone)
 * Morricone 60 (2016, Ennio Morricone & Czech National Symphony Orchestra)

Selected compilations

 * Morricone: Belmondo (1971)
 * Take off: Film Hits (1978)
 * Oscar Valdambrini (1982)
 * His Greatest Themes (1986)
 * Film Music, Vol. 1: The Collection (1987)
 * Film Music, Vol. 2 (1988)
 * Once Upon a Time in the West: 20 Famous Film Tracks of Ennio Morricone (1989)
 * Zijn Grootste Successen (1990)
 * Chamber Music (1990)
 * The Legendary Italian Westerns (1990)
 * Original Film Musik Von Ennio Morricone (1993)
 * 93 Movie Sounds (1994)
 * Classic Ennio Morricone (1994)
 * Spaghetti Western: The Ennio Morricone Collection (1995)
 * The Ennio Morricone Anthology: A Fistful of Film Music (1995)
 * An Ennio Morricone: Dario Argento Trilogy (1995)
 * Anthology: Main Titles & Rare Tracks (1995)
 * With Love: Music Composed & Conducted By (1995)
 * Neapolitan Songs (1995)
 * Best of Ennio Morricone (BMG) (1995)
 * Love Themes (1995)
 * Film Hits (1995)
 * Western Movie Themes from Clint Eastwood Movies (1995)
 * Film Festival (1995)
 * Movie Classics: The Music of Ennio Morricone & Hugo Montenegro (1996)
 * TV Film Music (1996)
 * Time of Adventure (1996)
 * Main Titles, Vol. 1 (1965–1995) (1996)
 * Magic World of Ennio Morricone (1996)
 * Once Upon a Time in the Cinema (1996)
 * Time for Suspense (1996)
 * Fear According to Morricone (1997)
 * Singles Collection, Vol. 2 (1997)
 * Film Music by Ennio Morricone (Disky) (1998)
 * Movie Classics (1998)
 * Ennio Morricone Songbook, Vol. 2: Western Songs & Ballads (1998)
 * Mondo Morricone (1999)
 * 1966–1987 (1999)
 * Love Themes (1999)
 * Main Titles, Vol. 3: 1965–1985 (1999)
 * With Love, Vol. 2 (1999)
 * The Gangster Collection (1999)
 * Morricone 2000 (1999)
 * The Thriller Collection (1999)
 * Once Upon a Time in the West (Compilation) (1999)
 * Selections from Chronicle (1999)
 * Genius of Ennio Morricone (2000)
 * The Very Best of Ennio Morricone (2000)
 * Psycho Morricone (2001)
 * 40th Commemoration: Ultimate Soundtracks Collection (2001)
 * 40th Commemoration: Ultimate Italian Pops Collection (2001)
 * 40th Commemoration: Ultimate Mood Music Collection (2001)
 * Mondo Morricone Revisited, Vol. 1 (2002)
 * More Mondo Morricone Revisited, Vol. 2 (2002)
 * Molto Mondo Morricone, Vol. 3 (2002)
 * Morricone in the Scene: Chase Morricone (2002)
 * Bizarre Morricone (2002)
 * Lounge Morricone (2002)
 * Notte Morricone (2002)
 * Vivid Sound (2002)
 * Signor Morricone Tempo (2002)
 * Psichedelico Jazzistico (2004)
 * Erotica Morricone: So Sweet So Sensual (2004)
 * Casa Della Musica (2004)
 * A Celebration of Ennio Morricone's 75th Anniversary (2004)
 * Great Melodies of Ennio Morricone (2004)
 * Movie Masterpieces (2004)
 * Morricone Aromatico (2004)
 * Once Upon a Time... The Essential Ennio Morricone (2004)
 * Film Music Maestro (2004)
 * The Best of Ennio Morricone (Setteottavi) (2005)
 * Morricone Happening (2005)
 * Most Famous Hits (2005)
 * Morricone Kill: Spaghetti Western Magic from the Maestro (2005)
 * Morricone High (2005)
 * Morricone in Love (2005)
 * Maestro (2005)
 * Crime and Dissonance (2005)
 * Itinerary of a Genius (2005)
 * Bandes Originales de Film (2005)
 * The Library, Vol. 1 (Musiche Composte Per il Cinema) (2005)
 * My Favorite Ennio Morricone Music (2005)
 * Ennio Morricone Deluxe (2006)
 * Il West di Morricone (2006)
 * Una Storia Italiana (2006)
 * Most Famous Hits: Ennio Morricone – Western Film Music: The Album (2006)
 * Gold Collection (2006)
 * Film Music by Ennio Morricone (Silva Screen) (2006)
 * Morricone Award (2007)
 * Morricone: Western (2007)
 * Grand Collection (2007)
 * World of Ennio Morricone (2007)
 * Ennio Morricone (2007)
 * The Soundtracks: 75 Themes from 53 Films (2007)
 * 50 Movie Theme Hits: Gold Edition, Vol. 2 (2007)
 * In Lounge (2007)
 * Original Songs (2007)
 * Morricone Award (CD + Book) (2007)
 * Made In France (2007)
 * Un'ora Con Ennio Morricone (2007)
 * Edda Dell'Orso performs Ennio Morricone (2 CD) (2008)
 * In Lounge, Vol. 2 (2008)
 * The Platinum Collection: Original Soundtrack (2008)
 * Morricone In The Brain (2009)
 * Ennio Morricone Earbook 4 CD (2013)
 * Cinema collection – I 30 capolavori della musica da film italiana (2013)
 * L'essentiel d'Ennio Morricone (2013)
 * The Ennio Morricone Pop Collection, Vol. 1 (2013)
 * The Ennio Morricone Pop Collection, Vol. 2 (2013)

Remix albums

 * Ennio Morricone Remixes Vol.1 - 3-LP / CD (2003)
 * Ennio Morricone Remixes Vol.2 - 3-LP (2 CD) (2004)
 * Ennio Morricone Remixes - limited 7

Box sets

 * Ennio Morricone Chronicles 1959-1999 (1999, 10 CD Box)
 * Io (2003, 4CD Box)
 * Ennio Morricone OST (2003, 4CD Box)
 * Mondo Morricone: The Trilogy (2004, 3CD Box)
 * Ultimate Morricone Collection (2006, 24CD Box)
 * The Complete Dollars Trilogy (2008, 4CD Box)
 * The Complete Edition (2008, 15CD Box)

DVDs

 * Man & His Music (2004)
 * Morricone conducts Morricone (2006)
 * Arena Concerto (2007)
 * Peace Notes: Live in Venice (2008)

Tribute albums

 * The Big Gundown by John Zorn (1985)
 * The Film Music Collection of Ennio Morricone by pianist Richard Clayderman (1990)
 * Pearls - Amii Stewart Sings Ennio Morricone by Amii Stewart (1990)
 * Cinema Italiano (1991) by Henry Mancini
 * Morricone by saxophonist Nobuya Sugawa (1998)
 * Trilogy Plays Ennio Morricone by Tristan Schulze, Daisy Joplin and Aleksey Igudesman (1998)
 * The Fantastic Movie Story of Ennio Morricone by pianist Richard Clayderman (1999)
 * For a Few Guitars More - A Tribute to Morricone's Spaghetti Western Themes by various artists (2002)
 * Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron Play Morricone (2002)
 * Dear Morricone by violinist Tatsuya Yabe (2003)
 * Ennio Morricone: Tribute for Piano Produced & Arranged by Jeff & Carmen Kidwell. Played by Ron Chiles (2003)
 * Roman by erhuist Jia Peng Fang (2003)
 * Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron Play Morricone 2 (2003)
 * Le Romanze di Morricone by flautist Kaori Fujii (2003)
 * Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004)
 * My Favourite Ennio Morricone Music presented by Junichiro Koizumi, former prime minister of Japan (2006)
 * Di Domenico Plays Morricone (2007)
 * We All Love Ennio Morricone by various artists (2007)

Selected songs
All music composed by Ennio Morricone, lyrics written by various artists.

Other song compositions

 * 1961 – Faccio finta di dormire and Cicciona cha cha by Edoardo Vianello (lyrics by Carlo Rossi)
 * 1962 – Quello che conta by Luigi Tenco (lyrics by Luciano Salce)
 * 1963 – Pel di carota by Rita Pavone (lyrics by Franco Migliacci)
 * 1963 – Nel corso by Gino Paoli (lyrics by Lina Wertmüller)
 * 1963 – Ti ho conosciuto by Rita Pavone
 * 1964 – Lonesome Billy by Peter Tevis
 * 1964 – Domani prendo il primo treno by Paul Anka
 * 1965 – L'amore gira by Rosy
 * 1965 – Penso a te by Catherine Spaak
 * 1965 – Le cose più importanti by Pierfilippi
 * 1965 – Ho messo gli occhi su di te by Dino & Anna Moffo
 * 1965 – Questi vent'anni miei by Catherine Spaak
 * 1966 – Uccellacci e uccellini by Domenico Modugno
 * 1967 – Vai via malinconia by Maysa Matarazzo
 * 1968 – Scirocco by Renato Rascel
 * 1968 – Canzone della libertà by Sergio Endrigo
 * 1968 – Filastrocca vietnamita by Sergio Endrigo
 * 1969 – Una breve stagione by Sergio Endrigo
 * 1971 – Ho visto un film by Gianni Morandi
 * 1989 – Libera l'amore by Zucchero

All songs composed by Ennio Morricone, lyrics written by various artists.