Oscar-winning film composer, Ennio Morricone has passed away.
The Italian composer, according to his lawyer Giorgio Assumma, died at the age of 91, in a Rome hospital after falling and breaking his leg.
Morricone was famous as the composer behind the instantly recognizable melodies from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West.
Born in 1928, Morricone, who was otherwise known as Maestro in his home town of Rome, scored more than 500 films over seven decades.
He won an Academy Award for his soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino‘s The Hateful Eight in 2016, after five previous nominations and an Honorary Award in 2007 that recognized his lifetime’s achievement.
The deceased was also a winner and nominee for numerous BAFTA awards and Golden Globes, as well as being the recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
May his soul rest in peace.