Composer Behind "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" Theme Dies At 91

Ennio Morricone, Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony, 2016
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You may not recognize his name, but no doubt you have heard his work.

Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning composer behind the theme to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly passed away in Rome, his lawyer confirmed Monday.
Morricone scored more than 500 films, and was a winner and nominee for numerous BAFTA awards and Golden Globes, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  He won an Academy Award in 2016 for his work on the Quentin Tarantino film The Hateful Eight.

Morricone was 91-years-old.

Via CNN