Synopses & Reviews
Unique in its genre,
Ennio Morricone: Master of the Soundtrack originates from the idea of the collector, author, and cinema expert Maurizio Baroni. Baroni draws on his own archive to give life to a rich selection highlighting over fifty years of a prestigious career, largely unseen before, which includes handwritten scores by the maestro himself, the original album and single cover sleeves from his soundtracks, and much more.
This book is a definite homage to this great Italian composer of film soundtracks, probably the most famous in the world. Texts included by: Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, Liliana Cavani, Lisa Gastoni, Franco Nero, Quentin Tarantino, and many more.
Review
"Admirers of the Italian composer will simply love [this book], as would any serious collector of soundtrack music....[W]hen it comes to this heavyweight beast of a book...it’s actually worth every single ounce." Cinemaretro
About the Author
Maurizio Baroni, born in Castelfranco Emilia (Modena), is a leading expert on cinema. For Baroni cinema is, first and foremost, a love affair. He began to collect film posters at the age of eleven. Since then he has met the most important people in Italian and International cinema, he has written books, appeared on TV programmes and organized festivals, exhibitions and events. He has been to the homes of actors, directors, producers, musicians and poster designers. Overall he has built up an impressive and systematic collection (comprising 25 thousand items) of mementos, posters, soundtracks and documents, which he donated to Bologna Cineteca some years ago.