Ennio Morricone

Father of Marco, Alessandra, Andrea Morricone and Giovanni Morricone.

Heavy-metal band Metallica starts their shows with Morricones instrumental "The Ecstasy Of Gold" (from Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo ) before appearing on stage.

Its been felt by some that he was deprived of a possible Academy Award when the U.S. distributor of Sergio Leone s Once Upon a Time in America failed to file the paperwork so the score could be considered for nomination. This score is still regarded as one of his best.

Member of the Official Competition jury at the 37th Cannes International Film Festival in 1984.

Refuses to move to Hollywood despite being offered a villa by a studio.

Studied at the Conservatory of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia.

Member of the Official Competition jury at the 49th Venice International Film Festival in 1992.

Has worked with director Sergio Leone in numerous films, in fact, it was Leones trademark to work with Morricone.

Supporter of the Italian center-left Democratic Party (PD) led by Walter Veltroni.

After more than 40 years of working with Clint Eastwood , Morricones speech was translated from Italian to English by him at the 2007 Oscars.

Frequently uses Edda DellOrso to provide haunting wordless vocals on his film scores.

He composed the official theme for the Argentina 78 World Cup.

Co-wrote "It couldnt happen here" with the British pop duo Pet Shop Boys for their 1987 album "Actually".

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 26, 2016.

At age 87, he is the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar. He received an Oscar in 2016 for Best Original Score for The Hateful Eight.

Despite his legendary reputation, he has only won one competitive Oscar.

Did not win an competitive Oscar until over 50 years in the industry.

Quentin Tarantino accepted his Golden Globe win for The Hateful Eight on his behalf.

His Oscar win for The Hateful Eight was his first competitive win.

I definitely felt that I should have won for The Mission (1986) .