Legendary composer Ennio Morricone's score for The Hateful Eight almost strikes me more as a horror score than something you'd normally hear in a western. But it totally works for the movie, and it was one of the few Oscar nominations the film garnered this morning. Considering how Morricone just won a Golden Globe for best score, chances are high that the 87-year-old could take home the Oscar in the same category next month. He's been awarded an Honorary Oscar before, but never won one in a competitive situation, and The Academy loves to bestow the top prize to older contenders in a sort of "late lifetime achievement" scenario.
A new video has emerged of writer/director Quentin Tarantino introducing Morricone, who conducts the Czech Symphony Orchestra as Qt and star Kurt Russell watch from a distance. It's a short video, but worth checking out if you're a fan...
A new video has emerged of writer/director Quentin Tarantino introducing Morricone, who conducts the Czech Symphony Orchestra as Qt and star Kurt Russell watch from a distance. It's a short video, but worth checking out if you're a fan...
- 1/14/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
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