Musical Trip: Ennio Morricone 3ºESO

Musical Trip: Ennio Morricone

​A genius Masterclass

Introduction

Great artists' opinions about Ennio Morricone

Multiple Choice

Who is the director of this film?

• Bernardo Bertolucci

• Giuseppe Tornatore

• Roberto Benigni

• Sergio Leone

• Brian De Palma

Multiple Choice

Who is the American composer and producer that says "I feel like I've known him and loved him forever"?

• Steven Spielberg

• Clint Eastwood

• Bruce Springsteen

• Quincy Jones

• Pat Metheny

Childhood and education

This is the way it all started

Fill in the Blank

When Ennio Morricone was a child he wanted to be a _ when he was adult.

Multiple Choice

What did Ennio think about playing the trumpet to earn enough to eat?

• It was his job

• It was a satisfaction

• It was not well payd

• It was a humiliation

Arranger and experimentations

The way he began to learn about how to create music

Multiple Choice

The arranger was called in this way

accordingto the musical slang:

• The maestro

• The slave

• The king

• The writer

• The composer

Multiple Choice

What did Ennio Morricone use for

"Il Barattolo"?

• Tubes

• Gongs

• Cans

• Typewritter

• Water

Multiple Choice

What composition technique was Ennio Morricone usually using in his songs?

• Counterpoint

• Monophony

• Accompaniment

• Harmony

• Chords

First westerns

The collaboration with Sergio Leone begins

Multiple Choice

What was the first Sergio Leone's western with Ennio Morricone's music?

• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

• For a Few Dollars More

• A Fistful of Dollars

• A Fistful of Dynamite

• Once Upon a Time in the West

Fill in the Blank

The main melody of the main song of

"A Fistful of Dollars" begins with a _.

Multiple Choice

What is the musical instrument that plays the melody of the duel song in "A Fistful of Dollars"?

• French horn

• Whistle

• Piano

• Violin

• Trumpet

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

A great success by Ennio Morricone

Fill in the Blank

The year in which "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" was released was _.

Experimentation

Musique concréte leads to "Once upon a time in the West"

Multiple Choice

What is the type of avant-garde music during the first 20 minutes of "Once upon a time in the West"?

• Electroacustic music

• Electronic music

• Minimalism

• Aleatoric music

• Concrete music

Fill in the Blank

Ennio Morricone says:

"_ are like construction materials for a building.

The bricks are the same in all buildings, but the buildings are not the same".

Once upon a time in America

Deborah's theme

Fill in the Blank

The very famous song in "Once upon a time in America" is called "_'s theme".

Multiple Choice

What musical instrument did Sergio Leone want for his new film "Once upon a time in America"?

• Pan flute

• Whistle

• Trumpet

• Guitar

• Oboe

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence by Raffaella Leone:

"The music in my father's movies was much more than a soundtrack.

It essentially was the _ of the movie"

Fill in the Blank

Great actors such as Robert De Niro said

about the background music:

"I keep the music, it _ me"

The Mission

The deserved but not given Oscar

Multiple Choice

Who was the director of "The Mission"?

• Roland Joffé

• Quentin Tarantino

• Brian De Palma

• Sergio Leone

• Giuseppe Tornatore

Fill in the Blank

The story of "The Mission" takes place in the year _.

Multiple Choice

Ennio composed this religious musical form in the soundtrack for "The Mission":

• Mass

• Motet

• Choral

• Oratory

• Passion

Fill in the Blank

The film that received the Oscar, instead

of "The Mission", was _.

Cinema Paradiso

Maybe the most emotional one

Multiple Choice

Who was the director of "Cinema Paradiso"?

• Roland Joffé

• Quentin Tarantino

• Brian De Palma

• Sergio Leone

• Giuseppe Tornatore

The Untouchables

The third try for the Oscar

Multiple Choice

What type of song did Ennio Morricone compose for the scene at the station in "The Untouchables"?

• Polka

• Rumba

• Minuet

• Tarantella

• Waltz

Multiple Choice

Who was the director of "The Untouchables"?

• Roland Joffé

• Quentin Tarantino

• Brian De Palma

• Sergio Leone

• Giuseppe Tornatore

Honorary Oscar

Given to all his amazing career

Multiple Choice

Who did Ennio Morricone dedicate his

Honorary Oscar to?

• Dulce Pontes

• John Williams

• Rafaella Leone

• María Travia

Recognition for his work

Very important artists express their opinion about him

Multiple Choice

Who is the cinema director that says that Ennio Morricone is his favourite composer of all times?

• Steven Spielberg

• Quentin Tarantino

• Peter Jackson

• Sergio Leone

• Clint Eastwood

Fill in the Blank

Ennio says: "To determinate if one is Mozart or Beethoven _ years must pass".

Grazie, Maestro

His music is... eternal (Rafaella Leone)