Timeless film music classics

A handful of notes and endless suspense: When Charles Bronson played a few notes on the harmonica in the legendary western "Once Upon a Time in the West", this musical motif alone created high tension. It was composed by Ennio Morricone (1928-2020): His 1968 soundtrack would have been enough to make him immortal. But this was only one of over 500 scores Morricone wrote. The Italian maestro put the brilliant finishing touches to countless film classics with his music, including "A Fistful of Dollars", "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "My Name is Nobody", "Cinema Paradiso", "Once upon a Time in America" and "The Untouchables".

He was already awarded with an honorary Oscar in 2007 for this great life's work. In 2016, he went one better: at the age of 87, he won the Oscar for the music to Quentin Tarantino's western "The Hateful 8". All these grandiose, monumental works and unforgettable melodies can be experienced at the gala film concert "The Sound of Ennio Morricone" - in a particularly impressive way with a large orchestra, choir and vocal soloists.

The full versatility of the Italian composer becomes clear: he enriched love scenes with his music just as congenially as duels in Italian Westerns. Morricone used many instruments that are rarely heard in soundtracks. In this film concert they are all played live: Pan flute, Jew's harp, ocarina - and of course harmonica.

Music from the films "Once Upon a Time in the West", "Cinema Paradiso", "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "A Fistful of Dollars", "The Mission", "My Name is Nobody", "The Hateful 8", "Once upon a Time in America", "The Untouchables" and many more.

Concert performance, without screen

Note on the concert hall
The seats in the 4th balcony are accessible by a steep staircase. We recommend that persons with limited mobility book seats in another sector.