Editing Ennio Morricone (section)

== Influence ==
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Ennio Morricone influenced many artists from other styles and genres, including [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]],<ref name="What influenced Danger Mouse"/> [[Dire Straits]],<ref name="Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits"/> [[Muse (band)|Muse]],<ref name="gigwise.com"/> Metallica,<ref name="Omnibus Press"/> [[Radiohead]]<ref name="The Mojo Collection: 4th Edition"/> and [[Hans Zimmer]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>
* Morricone's influence extends into the realm of pop music. [[Hugo Montenegro]] had a hit with a version of the [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)|main theme]] from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in both the United Kingdom and the United States. This was followed by his album of Morricone's music in 1968.
* Morricone's film music was also recorded by many artists. [[John Zorn]] recorded an album of Morricone's music, ''[[The Big Gundown (album)|The Big Gundown]]'', with Keith Rosenberg in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rockwell |first=John|author-link=John Rockwell| title=Music: Zorn Variations On Themes by Morricone | newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=2 November 1986 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/02/arts/music-zorn-variations-on-themes-by-morricone.html | access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>
* Morricone's ''Sergio Leone Suite'' of haunting melodies from the scores he composed for several of the films by [[Sergio Leone|Leone]], and performed by Morricone, [[Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra]], and [[Yo-Yo Ma]] on cello, was recorded by [[CBS/Sony]] (93456) and is featured on Classical radio stations such as [[WSMR (FM)|WSMR]],<ref>WSMR Classical, [https://www.wsmr.org/classical-playlist/ playlist]</ref> a [[Sarasota, Florida]], radio station.
* Morricone collaborated with world music artists, such as Portuguese [[fado]] singer Dulce Pontes (in 2003 with ''Focus'', an album praised by [[Paulo Coelho]] and where his songbook can be sampled) and [[virtuoso]] cellist [[Yo-Yo Ma]] (in 2004), who both recorded albums of Morricone classics with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra and Morricone himself conducting. The album ''[[Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone]]'' sold more than 130,000 copies in 2004.<ref>[https://variety.com/2007/music/news/area-51-the-cellist-in-charge-1117957574/ Area 51: The cellist in charge], ''Variety'', Retrieved 7 February 2013.</ref>
* [[Metallica]] has used Morricone's "[[The Ecstasy of Gold]]" as an intro at their concerts since 1983 (shock jocks ''[[Opie and Anthony]]'' also used the song at the start of their [[XM Satellite Radio]] and [[CBS Radio]] shows.) The [[San Francisco Symphony Orchestra]] also played it on Metallica's live albums ''[[S&M (album)|S&M]]'' and ''[[S&M2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124383 |title=Metallica Performs 'Suicide & Redemption', 'The Ecstasy of Gold' For First Time – July 28, 2009 |date=28 July 2009 |publisher=blabbermouth.com |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> The theme from ''A Fistful of Dollars'' is also used as a concert intro by [[The Mars Volta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/01/the-mars-volta-and-red-hot-chili-peppers.html |title=The Mars Volta and Red Hot Chili Peppers |date=30 June 2008 |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* Morricone inspired the namesake of [[Morricone Youth]], a New York band dedicated to playing music from film and television, founded by musician and radio host Devon E. Levins in 1999. In addition to composers like [[Lalo Schifrin]] and [[Jerry Goldsmith]], the band has performed music from a large spectrum of Morricone's film career, ranging from his work in the spaghetti westerns to The Exorcist II, as well as original Morricone-inspired pieces.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.morriconeyouth.com/ |title=Morricone Youth |publisher=Morricone Youth |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* The [[Spaghetti Western Orchestra]] is an Australian tribute band that started in 2004.
* [[Radiohead]] drew inspiration from the recording style of Morricone for their 1997 album ''[[OK Computer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/50-incredibly-geeky-facts-about-radiohead/205266 |title=50 incredibly geeky facts about Radiohead |publisher=nme.com |date=14 February 2011 |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>
* Singer and composer [[Mike Patton]] was heavily influenced by Morricone's more experimental oeuvre<ref>{{cite web|access-date=10 January 2021|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/04203-a-deathly-plague-mike-patton-of-faith-no-more-mr-bungle-interview|title=A Deathly Plague: Mike Patton Talks About Mondo Cane And Avant Metal|date=5 May 2010 |first=Robert |last=Barry|website=[[The Quietus]]}}</ref> and in 2005 he commissioned a compilation album, ''[[Crime and Dissonance]]'', of the lesser-known soundtracks by "E Maestro" that was released on his own [[Ipecac Recordings]] label.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=10 January 2021|url=https://www.avclub.com/mike-patton-1798214402|date=17 July 2008|title=Mike Patton|first=Gus |last=Mastrapa|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103073625/https://music.avclub.com/mike-patton-1798214402|archive-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[Gnarls Barkley]]'s hit single "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" (2006) was musically inspired by Morricone.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/profiles/16845/ |title=What Influences Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=27 April 2006 }}</ref>
* [[Muse (band)|Muse]] cites Morricone as an influence for the songs "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo", and "[[Knights of Cydonia]]" on their 2006 album ''[[Black Holes and Revelations]]''. The band went on to perform the song "Man with a Harmonica" live played by Chris Wolstenholme, as an intro to "Knights of Cydonia".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Gary |url=http://www.citylife.co.uk/music/news/5048_muse__the_matrix_meets_clint_eastwood |title=City Life, Muse: The matrix meets Clint Eastwood |publisher=Citylife.co.uk |date=7 July 2006 |access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref>
* In 2007, the tribute album ''[[We All Love Ennio Morricone]]'' was released, featuring performances by various artists, including [[Sarah Brightman]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Bruce Springsteen]] and Metallica.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 March 2007|title=Ennio Morricone: We All Love Ennio Morricone|url=https://www.popmatters.com/ennio-morricone-we-all-love-ennio-morricone-2495820662.html|access-date=7 July 2020|website=PopMatters|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Alex Turner (musician)|Alex Turner]] has noted Morricone's influence on his writing, in particular on [[The Last Shadow Puppets]] album ''[[The Age of the Understatement]]'' of 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/the-last-shadow-puppets/#_ |title=The Last Shadow Puppets |magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> [[505 (song)|"505"]] samples ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/arctic-monkeys-sample-ennio-morricone-2007/|title=What's That Sound? When Arctic Monkeys Sampled the Great Ennio Morricone|last=Thomas-Mason|first=Lee|date=6 July 2020|work=[[Far Out (magazine)|Far Out]]|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref>
* "[[Lovers on the Sun]]", a song released in 2014 by French music producer [[David Guetta]], is influenced by Morricone's western scores.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.beatport.com/david-guetta-my-original-influence-for-lovers-on-the-sun-was-spaghetti-westerns/ |title=David Guetta: "My original influence for 'Lovers' was Spaghetti Westerns" |publisher=news.beatport.com |access-date=14 August 2015|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903223427/https://news.beatport.com/david-guetta-my-original-influence-for-lovers-on-the-sun-was-spaghetti-westerns/ |archive-date=3 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[The Prodigy]] repurposed Morricone's score from 1966's ''La resa dei conti'' (Seconda Caccia) for ''[[The Big Gundown]]'' on 2009's ''[[Invaders Must Die]]''.
* [[Anna Calvi]] has cited Morricone as an influence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/30165-Anna-Calvi-interview-Hunted-Hunter-Courtney-Barnett-Charlotte-Gainsbourg-Telecaster-Hunter-Hunted-Nick-Launay-Peaky-Blinders |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118200504/https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/30165-Anna-Calvi-interview-Hunted-Hunter-Courtney-Barnett-Charlotte-Gainsbourg-Telecaster-Hunter-Hunted-Nick-Launay-Peaky-Blinders |archive-date=18 January 2021|title="Seeing Women Play Guitar Is—Annoyingly—Still Something of an Anomaly" |date=31 March 2020 }}</ref>
* [[Sea Girls]]' song "[[Homesick (Sea Girls album)|Lonely]]" was written on the day of Morricone's death and is influenced by his music, particularly on the film ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''. It was released as a single in February 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sea-girls-return-with-lonely-and-uk-tour-including-huge-alexandra-palace-show-3162725|title=Sea Girls return with 'Lonely' and UK tour including huge Alexandra Palace show|website=NME|date=16 February 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref>
* [[Sabaton (band)|Sabaton]], known for their history based music, based their song on "Audie Murphy (To Hell and Back)" partly on Morricone's style, according to the band's singer.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}