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The post Metallica Honor the Late Ennio Morricone, Whose “Ecstasy of Gold” Has Intro’d Their Shows Since 1983 appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Morricone died Monday in Rome after suffering ...

“Your career was legendary, your compositions were timeless. Thank you for setting the mood for so many of our shows since 1983.” The original story follows below. Legendary film composer Ennio ...

Metallica’s James Hetfield took to Instagram on Monday morning to remember Oscar-winner Ennio Morricone, who composed 1966’s “The Ecstasy Of Gold,” which has opened the band’s shows for over 30 years.

Metallica have been using Italian film composer Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold" as their concert intro music since 1983, an ongoing indication of the movie maestro's significant influence on ...

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The band has played "The Ecstasy of Gold," part of Morricone's score for the 1966 Sergio Leone-directed movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, before its concerts for decades. Metallica then recorded a ...

"We are very proud to keep bringing his legacy alive," the trio tells PEOPLE There's nothing like honoring the people we admire most. Festeggiamo! On Friday, the Italian classical pop trio Il Volo ...

Scoring over 500 movies and television shows, as well as over 100 classical works, film composer Ennio Morricone (who passed away at 91) wrote, orchestrated, and toured ceaselessly, refining and ...