In pursuit of sound. Morricone E., de Rose A.

This book is the result of many years of meetings by Annio Morricone and the young composer Alessandro de Rose. She reveals the work of Morricone in a new way, which is known to the Russian public mainly in music to such films as: “Professional”, “Once in the Wild West”, “Good, Bad, Evil”. Morricone talks in detail about his life and a brilliant career: about studying at the conservatory, arrangements of many popular compositions and the creation of their own works, as well as cooperation with the most famous Italian and foreign directors - from Leon to Pazolini, Bertolucca and Tornator To Almodovar and Tarantino.

Maestro for the first time opens the doors of his creative laboratory, introducing the reader to his ideas and achievements. One of the most brilliant composers of our time, he tells us that for him the composition of music means the connection of musical compositions with images in the cinema and his non -profit creative experiments. Events from life are intertwined with the professional remarks of the maestro about music, and at the end of the book the memoirs of those who have been working with Morricone have been collected.

January 27, 2022 in Italy, a new documentary of the Oscar -winning Giuseppe Tornator, dedicated to Annio Morricone, was released in Italy. Ennio ". The book “In pursuit of sound” is the main source of the story of the film, thanks to the participation of Alessandro de Rose as a composer and official biographer of maestro. The film was included in the Long list of the Academy Academy of 2022 in the section “Academy prize for the best full-length documentary.”

Annio Morricone (1928) graduated from the Roman conservatory in the pipe class, instrumentation and composition. He experimented with various musical forms first as an arranger, and then as a composer for theater, radio, television and cinema. Wrote more than 450 soundtracks and more than 100 non -profit works. In 2007, he received an Oscar for his contribution to cinema, and in 2016 in the nomination “Best Soundtrack” for the music for the film “Menating Eight” Quentin Tarantino.

Alessandro de Rosa (1985) began to study the musical composition On the advice of Annio Morricone. He studied with Boris Porena, then graduated from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (Netherlands). As a composer and arranger, he collaborated with John Anderson (YES group), currently continues musical activities, works on Italian radio and television (RAI), on the Swiss RSI radio -television channel, collaborates with Amazon Audible and A & R Pastelle Music.