John Williams and Ennio Morricone, distinguished with the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
June, 06; 2020. By Arscodex
Film music composers John Williams and Ennio Morricone, both with a long history as creators of scores for films, have been awarded ex-aecuo with the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, in a well deserved decision, in the opinion of this publisher.
Thus, together they seem to add the musicalization of more than 900 films, quite a high number, and in which the quality is also very present, since both are known for having put music to very memorable cinematographic works and are perhaps the two musicians of most prominent cinema today.
Although it catches them both a little older, since they are not exactly youngsters, we are sure that this well-deserved award will taste like glory, as much as their music tastes to us, the general public.
Thus, together they seem to add the musicalization of more than 900 films, quite a high number, and in which the quality is also very present, since both are known for having put music to very memorable cinematographic works and are perhaps the two musicians of most prominent cinema today.
Although it catches them both a little older, since they are not exactly youngsters, we are sure that this well-deserved award will taste like glory, as much as their music tastes to us, the general public.
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