Ennio Morricone Essentials

Evoking adventure and grandeur, Italian composer Ennio Morricone crafted some of film's most memorable and breathtakingly thrilling scores. “Gabriel's Oboe,” from The Mission, finds beauty within the storm via one of the 20th century's most majestic solo melodies, while his music for Quentin Tarantino's 2015 movie The Hateful Eight relies on slow-burn percussion and ominous low winds to conjure a chilling, treacherous landscape. Of course, no Morricone roundup would be complete without the brilliant whistles and surf guitars of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.