Editing Ennio Morricone (section)

==Personal life==
On 13 October 1956, Morricone married Maria Travia (born 31 December 1932), whom he had met in 1950. Travia wrote lyrics to complement her husband's pieces. Her works include the Latin texts for ''The Mission''. Together, they had four children: Marco (b. 1957), Alessandra (b. 1961), conductor and film composer [[Andrea Morricone|Andrea]] (b. 1964) and Giovanni (b. 1966), a filmmaker who lives in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newyorkencounter.org/giovanni-morricone |title=Giovanni Morricone |website=New York Encounter |language=en-US|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref> They remained married for 63 years until his death.

Morricone lived in Italy his entire life and never desired to live in Hollywood. He described himself as a [[Christian leftist]],<ref>[https://lanuovabq.it/it/ennio-morricone-quando-la-fede-si-fa-musica Ennio Morricone, quando la fede si fa musica], ''La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana'', accessed 8 September 2020</ref> stating that he voted for the [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] (DC) for more than 40 years<ref>[https://www.indiscreto.info/2020/07/il-mondiale-di-ennio-morricone.html Il Mondiale di Ennio Morricone], ''Indiscreto''</ref> and then, after its dissolution in 1994, he approached the [[Centre-left coalition (Italy)|centre-left coalition]],<ref>[https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/spettacoli/ennio-morricone-morto-1554621.html Ennio Morricone è morto], ''Il Giornale''</ref> becoming also a founding member of the [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]] (PD) in 2007.<ref>[https://roma.corriere.it/politica/cards/scissione-pd-giusto-o-sbagliato/compositore-ennio-morricone.shtml La scissione nel Pd, giusto o sbagliato? – Il compositore Ennio Morricone]. Il Corriere della Sera</ref>

Morricone loved [[chess]],<ref>[https://www.chess.com/article/view/ennio-morricone-chess Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) Avid chess fan] ''www.chess.com'' accessed 9 September 2020</ref> having learned the game when he was 11. Before his musical career took off, he played in club tournaments in Rome in the mid-1950s. His first official tournament was in 1964, where he won a prize in the third category for amateurs. He was even coached by 12-time Italian champion [[FIDE titles#International Master (IM)|IM]] [[Stefano Tatai]] for a while. Soon he got too busy for chess, but he would always keep a keen interest in the game and estimated his peak [[Elo rating]] to be nearly 1700.<ref name="Ennio Morricone Plays Chess www">[https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/03/15/ennio-morricone-plays-chess/ Ennio Morricone Plays Chess] ''www.theparisreview.org'', accessed 9 September 2020</ref> Over the years, Morricone played chess with many big names including GMs [[Garry Kasparov]], [[Anatoly Karpov]], [[Judit Polgar]], and [[Peter Leko]].<ref name="Ennio Morricone Plays Chess www" /> He once held GM [[Boris Spassky]] to a draw<ref name="Ennio Morricone Plays Chess www" /> in a simultaneous competition with 27 players, where Morricone was the last one standing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doggers |first1=Peter |title=Ennio Morricone (1928–2020), Avid Chess Fan |url=https://www.chess.com/article/view/ennio-morricone-chess |website=Chess.com |date=7 July 2020 |quote=It took place in 2000 in Turin with 27 players and included Morricone's son Andrea and Paolo Fresco, CEO of Fiat at the time. Morricone was the last player standing in that simul, and Spassky had to concede the half point.}}</ref>

On 6 July 2020, Morricone died at the [[Università Campus Bio-Medico]] in Rome, aged 91, as a result of injuries sustained to his [[femur]] during a fall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morto Ennio Morricone, aveva 91 anni: fatale una caduta, si era rotto il femore |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/musica/ennio_morricone_morto_roma_oggi_6_luglio_2020_musica_c_era_una_volta_in_america-5330102.html|access-date=6 July 2020 |website=www.ilmessaggero.it |date=6 July 2020|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D.|author-link=Robert D. McFadden|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/obituaries/ennio-morricone-dead.html |title=Ennio Morricone, Influential Creator of Music for Modern Cinema, Dies at 91|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=6 July 2020 |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> Following a private funeral in the hospital's chapel, he was entombed in Cimitero Laurentino.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/07/07/news/roma_funerali_ennio_morricone-261188971|title=Ennio Morricone, la Preghiera degli artisti e le note di Mission per i funerali del Maestro|newspaper=Repubblica|date=7 July 2020|access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>