Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone, was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered as one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. He learned how to play various instruments from his father at an early age and enrolled at the conservatory by the age of 12 for a four year program including: composition, choral music and trumpet. He completed the course in its entirety in no less than 6 months. This didn't stop him to further develop his gift into something extraordinary.