Ennio Morricone, the prolific Italian composer for the movies, died at 91 on Monday, his lawyer announced.
Morricone’s sounds enriched legendary Italian director Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) — those three starred Eastwood — Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and Duck, You Sucker (1971).
Morricone was born on Nov. 10, 1928, in Rome. His father, Mario, was a trumpet player, and trumpet was the first instrument Morricone played. He began writing music at age 6.