Tom Dunne: Ennio Morricone, my father-in-law, and me
When Tom McDonald, my father in law, discovered that his daughter was marrying a musician I suspect it was music to his ears. It was if he’d been waiting for me.
He had a shelf of his favourite films, all paused at what he thought were the best bits, the bits were the music was, as he’d say, ‘mighty,’ ‘Sit down, Tom,’ he said, ‘this will take some time.’ They were almost all featured Ennio Morricone. There were some Marx Brothers, okay actually a lot of Marx Brothers, but centre stage was Ennio, Sergio Leone and The Mission. There followed many a long afternoon. Scenes were paused with a quick ‘wait ‘til you hear this,’ and then often repeated. If he couldn’t find a scene it would be waiting at my next visit.
