Ennio Morricone: The Power of Inspirational Music

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The thread discusses the music of Ennio Morricone and its inspirational qualities, along with participants sharing their favorite pieces of music across various genres, including classical and contemporary. The conversation explores personal preferences and recommendations for music that evokes inspiration.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a strong admiration for Ennio Morricone's music, describing it as incredible and inspirational.
  • Another participant shares their experience listening to Morricone's samples and compares them favorably to classical composers like Handel, Bach, and Beethoven.
  • Several participants list their favorite pieces of music, including classical works by Mozart, Vivaldi, and Bach, as well as contemporary artists like Dope and Vanessa Carlton.
  • There is a mention of Enigma as a band that shares a similar soft genre to Morricone's music, with one participant recommending a specific song, "Chi Mai."
  • One participant questions the specific overture by Bach, noting the composer wrote many, and another suggests checking out Dvorak's New World Symphony.
  • Morricone's soundtrack for the movie The Mission is highlighted as particularly good, alongside a recommendation for Arvo Pärt's "Te Deum" as inspirational music.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express appreciation for Morricone's music and share personal favorites, but there is no consensus on specific pieces or genres, as preferences vary widely.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention a mix of classical and contemporary music without clear boundaries, leading to a broad interpretation of what constitutes inspirational music.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in exploring inspirational music across different genres, particularly those who appreciate film scores and classical compositions.

dekoi
For those who really care about music, and see its extreme strength, please do whatever you can to get an album or two by Enio Moricone (or Ennio Morricone). It is absolutely incredible.

I am lost for words.
 
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i'm listening to samples on amazon.com, & it's surprisingly good. usually i only like the old-school stuff (handel, bach, beethoven) but this guy is pretty good for someone from the 20th century. "once upon a time in the west" sounds the best so far

more inspirational music, if anyone cares:
music for the royal fireworks - handel (better than star wars!)
eroica variations - beethoven (only the glenn gould recording though)
local hero soundtrack - mark knopfler (esp. going home: theme of the local hero)
 
A Little Night Music - Mozart
Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Overture 1 and 2 - Bach

Those are some of my favourites.

I don't know if your restricting this to Classical/Symphony music, but I like just about anything.

I like the following as well:

Take Your Best Shot - Dope
The Power of I and I - Shadows Fall

For some reason, I also like:

Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch

Weird, I know. :)
 
I don't know who that Enio person is or not, but I'm sold. I'm going to buy the CD before I go to work.
 
Thanks for sharing. Ill be sure to listen to some of your suggestions.


Enigma is also a great 'band'. Very similar to the soft genre of Enio.

Enio - Chi Mai is a great song as well.
 
JasonRox said:
Overture 1 and 2 - Bach
overture from what? bach wrote lots of overtures & they're all good
 
fourier jr said:
overture from what? bach wrote lots of overtures & they're all good

It doesn't say.

I downloaded it so...

Also check out:

Dvorak - New World (All four movements)
 
Ennio Morricone's soundtrack to The Mission is very good. (The movie's good too.)

Favorite inspirational music: Te Deum by Arvo Pärt
 
dekoi said:
Enigma is also a great 'band'. Very similar to the soft genre of Enio.

I like them as well. Their greatest hits album is great.
 

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