How Ennio Morricone narrated MALENA (and all his other films)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In this Magic Moments I attempt the impossible: a tribute to the legend Ennio Morricone, but with a specific look at his masterpiece of a score to Guiseppe Tornatore's MALENA.
Highly recommended to watch this film and absorb the full context of the score!
The Gabriel's Oboe performances originals:
• Morricone - Gabriel's ...
• Ryan Anthony: Gabriel'...
• Gabriel's Oboe
• Video
And because there are just so many thousands, here are a few more (I never tire of seeing people randomly out in the world decide to make something their own):
• Gabriel's Oboe Live - ...
• André Rieu - Gabriel's...
• Morricone - Gabriel's ...
• Gabriel's Oboe from Th...
• Gabriel's Oboe - violi...
• Gabriel's Oboe, Ennio ...
Edited by Dallas Crane
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Heya Austin!
I know that has nothing to do with the video and I'm sorry-
But I just wanted to leave that comment to tell you that you're really inspiring to me! So, thank you for that :')
Have a nice day/night!
That's all too kind
You are an exceptional one too!
Beautiful tribute, Austin. I'd love to see/hear more of these insights into various composers, both movie and video games, in the future.
What an adorable and powerful love letter this one is. Great job, Austin - please keep these coming.
That scene you picked from Malena instantly linked back to a thought that I picked up from Luc Marescot's documentary 700 Requins Dans la Nuit (700 Sharks at Night). It digs deep into the animals' behavior. They pointed out that practically every fish has an actual voice - and they use them. Recorded at the right daytime with the right microphones the sounds around a reef are as loud and as versatile as those in the jungle. Pretty much the only exception are the sharks. They don't have "voices". But they still communicate on a sound level - by the mere slamming of their jaws when they're hunting. There will be loud and strong ones. There will be weaker ones. You will know by the sound "who's talking". The "text" coming from that would probably just be a mere signifier of strenght and / or dominance. But it's there.
And they brought up this almost philosophical question whether that can actually be called communication, as opposed to a mere noise. So they stated the counter question whether a woman in high heels, walking through a room without saying anything, just leaving the sound of her footsteps, is communicating on a sound level or not.
The outcome was, pretty obviously, the same as in this very scene you presented. And I love how the communication between her and the crowd is pointed out through the music in this delicate way. How she's all there through her own footsteps and matching the beat* and the crowd is there through all the "crazy carnival" in the music - and the boy is not there at all. There couldn't be a more profound way of musically underlining his exclusion than this exact thing. Glorious.
*or is it the other way round? Hen? Egg? Or "just" Morricone's mere intuition telling him that you can practically just walk in this one pace when walking the way she was supposed to, so that the beat "dropped out of the universe" as soon as he pictured the scene - if he composed this before it was even shot or edited?
The talent of being able to score something before it even exists is precious. But even more precious I find the fact that he was obviously able to compose music that was so strong and sparked such distinct pictures that it obviously left directors and editors no choice - and no need - but to be inspired and follow that line to make it come one. They could have gone different ways and asked for different music afterwards, right?
Troy's thought of "art is truly out there when it inspires others to make art", brought to the next level.
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Beautiful comments, thank you :)
Damnnn that ending! 👏😭👏😭👏😭👏😭👏😭👏😭👏😭👏😭👏😭
Ive been writing a western film idea and his music has really helped haha
Keep it up my guy
I LOVE the score for The Untouchables. It’s one of the scores that piqued my interest in scoring films (along with Danny Elfman’s score for Edward Scissorhands and Crimson Tide from Hans Zimmer).
18:32 "Music doesn't just have to amplify the emotions that are there. Music can actually add something fundamentally not there"
Just wanted to pin this because I think it's a great insight.
Hey Austin! Been diving into your channel since I recently reviewed some Hades stuff coming up on the channel soon. (I reacted to Apotheosis a while back)
Ennio Morricone is my favorite composer of all time, it makes me very happy knowing you were inspired from him. :D
Only 5k views?? This deserves millions.
Just discovered your channel! Absolute love these videos! Immediately started playing the Journey OST afterwards while working from home.
This is the best video I watched on UA-cam this year! Thank you, Austin! Thank you, Maestro Ennio Morricone, for the music!
I started playing my wind synth because of Ennio's music 🎶! Here's my tribute !
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Fascinating insight into Morricone's work, Austin, thank you. I hadn't seen Malena, and the those scenes were scored those scenes was incredible. I'll definitely watch the full film.
Love U Man, greetings to Angela
Bravo... to maestro Morricone!
Think of it this way: he never ever had to worry about temp-score. :D Another high profile compose that does this is Yoko Kanno (which sometimes causes things to be edited to her score, rather than scored for the editing. That's next-level accomplishment right there.
It's true. Major difference. But not working with footage is just baffling to me ...
@@awintory How would you react to experimental projects, then? Something that would require you to compose beforehand, like "We'll incorporate tonal sound effects for each action the player imputs into this game. Each level will be in a given tone, with the most probable imput sequences being this, this and that. Can you please compose for each level so the top 4 or 5 optimal gameplay paths sound good?"
I still remember this feeling of elation and euphoria I felt as a kid the first time I watched those spaghetti westerns. Great job with this video Austin!
Uscira' fra poco il film documentario di Tornatore su ENNIO.
So grateful for (possible everyone in here) your mutual thoughts on Ennio, THANK YOU 🙏
I don't know anything about soundtracks (I was watching reactions on Morricone music), despite this and my eng problem (I read the subtitles several times to understand better) I watched the whole video and it was very interesting, thx.
Well, I'm of the opinion that the greatest height any one composer can achieve is to have written the titular theme, "C'era una volta il west."
...But, yeah, I mean, I guess, maybe those other achievements are pretty okay too...
I saw him live in January of 2019. Full orchestra.
I've never cried at an concert. That night I was bawling and my father and brother who sat besides me did as well.
What Morricone had isnt something that can be taught, you're just born with it.
Couldn't agree more. I saw him at his one and only US concert ... at Radio City Music Hall in NYC and it was unforgettable
Thank you for making this video, sad i stumbled across it so late. Wasnt it true that Leone purposely worked around Morricone like that? He wanted to make his films by having Morricone read the script then write his music and Leone would then craft the scenes around the music when filming. Ive also heard that Leone would play the score over the loud speakers on set while shooting to be able to get the most honest reaction of his actors faces when they would hear it for the first time and also choreograph the actors movements and the camera movements to sync up with the music. Just flat out incredible.
How could you have missed CINEMA PARADISO !!!!! 😛 IT was his BEST EVER !!!
It was not a video about any one particular score, and he did too many masterpieces to try and include them all!
I was meaning for a guide to learn to enjoy the different stages of the great Morricone, and this video might be just it. Can't wait to see Malena!
Great episode! I would love to see the episode on the late Jóhann Jóhannsson that you teased on Twitter. What a beautifully restrained composer he was. His work with Denis Villeneuve is nothing short of exquisite.
Not sure yet how it will take shape but I absolutely MUST discuss Jóhannsson's work for this series.
What a wonderful tribute, thank you Austin
What a heartwarming tribute to perhaps the best composer of his generation, great video mate.
Hi Austin - you have a new subscriber in me. Your content and passion is inspiring. I'd love to hear you talk more about your process from the seed of an idea to full orchestration.
Thank you! And stay tuned ... video like that coming actually :) Check out the ERICA video "Anatomy of Scene" though in terms of process on the tech side (game-specific)
@@awintory Definitely will do... maybe play through the game first though and avoid spoilers :) looking forward to the next vid (and the next soundtrack)!
What kinda crazy genius would meld surf guitar with cowboys?
I always wanted to meet Ennio Morricone. But I suppose that s impossible now. Well, maybe in another life.
One of the reason I love Morricone it's because when he wrote love song or emotional song I always feel that there's something real behind. Most of the love songs in soundtracks feels kind of you know, prefabricated. Every love theme from Morricone feels like a new love.
And by the way, Austin, you are one of my favourite composers of all times. You always manage to create new themes, new rythms for your scores and yet you can recognise they are yours, you never repeat yourself and your musics is always, new, strange, special... Moving... When I compose I sometimes find myself thinking, hmmm... How would Austin wintory resolve this melody.
Well, I hope we'll meet one day.
You are too kind. And to answer your question, I probably wouldn't resolve the melody :)
"feels like a new love" well said, and Malena does this wonderfully!!
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Another excellent episode sir, loving these so far.
First time I heard a score of his was in Once Upon A Time In The West, which is also the only western I have ever seen (I was born in 1998). The music really made the movie what it is. For me, it is unthinkable that Westerns were scored differently before Morricone! It's crazy to think that he reshaped the genre that drastically.
Despite having not seen the movies you talk about here, I already knew most of the music, which goes to show how great he was.
You did a good job with this tribute, Metallica was the perfect note to end on, haha
This is an excellent tribute, Austin. It's given me a very timely shift in perspective. Morricone was an innovator whose work is truly timeless. I think you said it best with, "It challenges my convictions as a composer"
It's this kind of ingenuity that gives me the courage to take greater risks. To have inspired so many definitely speaks volumes about the man.
Loving this series thus far. Please keep it up.
The love theme from Cinema Paradiso performed by Itzhak Perlman and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is one of my all-time favorites. The Legend of 1900 is also a score that has been very inspiring to me to always experiment with melody. Thanks for this! Also, Malena performed by Yo-Yo Ma is absolutely beautiful.
Totally agree re: the Cinema Serenade album. Pure magic
Just revisited this one because Morricone was brought up, and it was the obvious consequence to get back here. And when I reached 20:34 I was smiling so much because... take a look around, at everything that's going on at this moment, and all the love for the Traveler Symphony that's being spread... and although it's not a concert that brings people together physically, it's still your work bringing together people from all over the world, to share their love for your music. Yours, and Angela's too, because I see so many folks exchanging loving thoughts about the music as well as the art pieces, and it's just beautiful.
You simply always know just the right thing to say
This was f*cking AWESOME!
Cheers for the inspiration, Austin, and for the goosebumps, Ennio!
Thanks for this tribute!
Just wanted to say that this was a awesome video, inspirational and highly educational! Excited for more on other composers aswell :D
Thank you! Got a little off-track from this series preparing for THE PATHLESS release but will be back at it soon!
My favourite is in Once upon a time in the West in the last duel the flashback revealing Harmonicas past with Frank. There is only one line the rest is just music
Of note, the score written by Morricone for the discussed scene in Malena reminded me of music that I would hear in the streets of Milan, Venice, and Rome. I felt as though I was back in Italy again, sitting on an edge of a fountain in a piazza. He is a master of immersion and place.
With the above said, your composition filled many hours of my journeys through north Italy. Thank you for the memories.
Ennio Morricone is the GOAT! I remember watching The mission when I was in high school when my Spanish teacher lent me the DVD. Surprisingly, I knew of the movie because I have heard so much of the soundtrack that I had to check it out and it was unlike anything i have heard before. There is something so serene and safe in his music despite the heavy topic of the movie. I'll have to revisit this one since it's been a while since I last watched it.
I watched Malena a little later and aside from the heartbreaking story, the music always stuck to me, especially during the ending when *spoilers* she walked arm in arm with her husband and the strings section swell under a tango beat. I'll never forget that scene where I felt so many mixed emotions especially after such brutal display of violence and abuse just a few scenes before.
I may sound foolish saying these words cause I am not a musician but your video sums up the genius of Ennio Morricone's work so eloquently that it's such a joy to watch and I feel a lot smarter doing so :D
Ennio Morricone is the sole reason I'm working towards being a film-maker. I watched The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly because of his music, and my life hasn't been the same since. I am yet to come across a piece of music that tells a story without words as well as Il Triello.
Thank you for the tribute/analysis, Austin! The Maestro would be proud.
Thanks for a great video. I can see and feel how passionate you are and we all can feel it in your own work.
P.S.
Malena is awesome. Also everything Tornatore ever made. Have you watched Baaria?
Actually no, not BAARIA! On the list :)
Well done Austin!
Oh MAN I loved that scene in Election but I never got the musical ref until now!
Excellent tribute and analysis (also, a great fan of your music).
Thank you for sharing all these good memories about Morricone.
His love to music and people who admires it really inspires me.
Once again you made a beautiful and inspiring video where we all can learn and think a bit more about music and its powers (they are a lot). Keep this Magic Moments going, I only wish these videos were longer.
I want to give a props to Dallas because the edit of this video is crazy good and must have been difficult.
Wow longer?? Really? I'm always trying to be succinct. And indeed, big cheers to Dallas for his great ideas, patience with my endless notes/tweaks etc :)
Austin Wintory yes, longer. 🙂 But it’s a purely selfish opinion, since you probably are able to target a much wider audience as it is now.
Thank you!!!
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This movie made me reaffirm why I want to become a film music composer. Thank you Mr. Wintory, this is the video I was looking for, there are not enough videos and analysis of the work between Maestro Morricone and Tornatore. Such and underrated movie. Thanks!
I barely scratched the surface too but so happy you found it and feel reaffirmed :)
Austin Wintory Thank you Mr. Wintory! Ps. Love your AC. Syndicate score
It's "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle.