From his trailblazing, iconic scores for Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns through to his latter-day Oscar win for his Tarantino collaboration The Hateful Eight, Ennio is a loving ode to the life and times of a titan of the film world.
With an expansive list of contributors, including industry greats John Williams and Hans Zimmer, alongside a remarkable extended interview with the man himself prior to his passing in 2020, this is a comprehensive and essential potrait piece for cineastes.
Guiseppe Tornatore’s remarkable documentary grants a candid audience with the late, great composer, commemerating his formative years as a musician throughout WW2 in Italy, through to his (suprisingly reluctant) life-changing shift into the big screen landscape.
This is an extraordinary chance to remember and further appreciate the legacy of a magician of cinema.