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Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91

Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the memorable coyote-howl theme for the Spaghetti Western The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, has died aged 91.

Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91 — Oscar winning composer Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91. Picture: AP

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020 - 09:40

Digital Desk staff

Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the memorable coyote-howl theme for the Spaghetti Western The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, has died aged 91.

His lawyer Giorgio Assumma said the Maestro, as he was known, died in a Rome hospital early on Monday of complications after he broke his leg in a fall.

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