Editing Ennio Morricone (section)

==== Association with Quentin Tarantino ====
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Quentin Tarantino borrowed Morricone's music for several of his films. The Main Title of ''[[Death Rides a Horse]]'' (1967) can be heard in ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]'', while ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]'' contains music originally from ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', ''[[The Mercenary (film)|The Mercenary]]'' and ''[[Navajo Joe]]''.The themes "Paranoia Prima" and "Unexpected Violence" ("Violenza inattesa"), originally from respectively ''[[The Cat o' Nine Tails]]'' and ''[[The Bird with the Crystal Plumage]]'', were used in ''[[Death Proof]]'' (2007) by Tarantino.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}-->
In 2009, Tarantino originally wanted Morricone to compose the film score for ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''.<ref>[http://www.tarantino.info/2008/11/09/tarantino-enlists-ennio-morricone-to-score-basterds/ "Tarantino wants Ennio Morricone to score Basterds"], Tarantino.info, 9 November 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/15/inglourious-basterds-guide |title=''Inglourious Basterds'' Guide |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=19 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817154535/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/aug/15/inglourious-basterds-guide |archive-date=17 August 2009 |location=London |first=Damon |last=Wise |date=15 August 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Morricone was unable to, because the film's sped-up production schedule conflicted with his scoring of Giuseppe Tornatore's ''[[Baarìa (film)|Baarìa]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=morricone-u-basterd |title=Morricone u Basterd! |work=[[JoBlo.com|JoBlo]] |access-date=26 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408010714/http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=morricone-u-basterd |archive-date=8 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Tarantino did use eight tracks composed by Morricone in the film, with four of them included on the [[Inglourious Basterds (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. The tracks came originally from Morricone's scores for ''[[The Big Gundown]]'' (1966), ''[[Revolver (1973 film)|Revolver]]'' (1973) and ''[[Allonsanfàn]]'' (1974).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/film-in-wales/2009/08/23/quentin-tarantino-on-his-ww11-epic-inglourious-basterds-91466-24510448/ |title=Quentin Tarantino on his WW2 epic Inglourious Basterds |work=Wales Online |date=23 August 2009 |access-date=26 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128115942/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/film-in-wales/2009/08/23/quentin-tarantino-on-his-ww11-epic-inglourious-basterds-91466-24510448/ |archive-date=28 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/inglourious-basterds-original-soundtrack/1822 |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |title=Inglourious Basterds Original Soundtrack Review |first=Jesse |last=Cataldo |date=31 August 2009 |access-date=23 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128221111/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/inglourious-basterds-original-soundtrack/1822 |archive-date=28 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Morricone composed the song "Ancora Qui" with lyrics by Italian singer [[Elisa (Italian singer)|Elisa]] for Tarantino's ''[[Django Unchained]]'', a track that appeared together with three existing music tracks composed by Morricone on the [[Django Unchained (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. "Ancora Qui" was one of the contenders for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category, but eventually the song was not nominated.<ref>[http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/oscars-75-songs-vie-for-best-original-song-led-by-les-miserables-ted-safety-not-guaranteed/ "Oscars: 75 Songs vie for Best Original Song led by Les Misérables, Ted & Safety Not Guaranteed"], Heyuguys.co.uk, Kenji Lloyd, 13 December 2012.</ref> On 4 January 2013 Morricone presented Tarantino with a Life Achievement Award at a special ceremony being cast as a continuation of the [[Rome Film Festival|International Rome Film Festival]].<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rome-festival-honor-quentin-tarantino-406736 Eric J. Lyman, "Rome Festival to Honor Quentin Tarantino in Special Ceremony"], ''Hollywood Reporter'', 28 December 2012.</ref> In 2014, Morricone was misquoted as claiming that he would "never work" with Tarantino again,<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/12/ennio-morricone-denies-calling-quentin-tarantino-a-cretin | title=Ennio Morricone denies calling Quentin Tarantino a 'cretin' | first=Andrew | last=Pulver | date=12 November 2018 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and later agreed to write an original film score for Tarantino's ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'', which won him an Academy Award in 2016 in the Best Original Score category.<ref name="Brigden" /> His nomination for this film marked him at that time as the second oldest nominee in Academy history, behind [[Gloria Stuart]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 February 2016|title=Oscars in numbers: All the facts and figures behind the 88th Academy Awards|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/oscars-numbers-facts-figures-behind-7459213|access-date=23 August 2021|website=Mirror|language=en}}</ref> Morricone's win marked his first competitive Oscar, and at the age of 87, he became the oldest person at the time to win a competitive Oscar.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Ariston|date=29 February 2016|title=Oscars: Italy, Hollywood Celebrate Ennio Morricone's First Competitive Win|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-ennio-morricone-first-win-871336/|access-date=23 August 2021|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>