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Film Music Masterworks - Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone · 2006 · Track 11
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Duración5:37
ÁlbumFilm Music Masterworks - Ennio Morricone
Año2006
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The piece Chi Mai, with its melody that evokes deep images and sensations, has an interesting history regarding its dissemination. Although it was originally composed for the film Maddalena in 1971, its true reach came years later. In 1981, the composition appeared in the television series An Englishman's Castle, and also in The Life and Times of David Lloyd George. It was precisely its inclusion in the latter that propelled Chi Mai to wider recognition, reaching number 2 on the UK singles chart that same year. The duration of this version is 3 minutes and 35 seconds.
Ennio Morricone, the genius behind this work, was born in Rome in 1928. His legacy as a composer is immense, having created music for over 500 film and television productions. His talent spanned a variety of genres, and he is especially remembered for his collaborations with Sergio Leone on films of the Spaghetti western genre, such as A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Beyond westerns, Morricone demonstrated remarkable versatility, composing for films such as Days of Heaven, The Mission, and Cinema Paradiso, works that are considered of great value.