Ennio Morricone RIP

[Ein Heldenleben]

For those who have a Times subscription there is a superb obit in today's paper which for once has some very perceptive musical analysis of the Morricone 'sound'

[gurnemanz]

There was a repeat of an interesting Christopher Frayling profile/interview from 2018 on R4 last night

[cloughie]

Just googled what you were talking about, cloughie...blinkin' cheek of her, I would say!

Definitely not my cuppa!

[NatBalance]

When I hear ‘Chai mai’ it always starts me singing Cilla Black’s hit ‘You’re my World’ - he may have heard that as it was written by an Italian and a similar era to ‘Shadow of your smile’.

Yes, the introduction sounds exactly the same, then it separates into something different.

For those who have a Times subscription there is a superb obit in today's paper which for once has some very perceptive musical analysis of the Morricone 'sound'

The only way I could see that I think is in a library …. but …. well, you know. There was this Matthew Sweet programme:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0007jtz …. playing music by other composers aswell that copy and sound very good.