The famously dopey Goffredo Mameli-written Italian National Anthem, Fratelli D'Italia, has finally found a way out of musical lameness: Lifetime Achievement Oscar winner, maestro Ennio Morricone (website with music), in today's Corriere della Sera, explains that he is going to write a new orchestration for the poor, musically supercheesy & justly neglected national anthem.
In the same interview, Maestro Morricone explains that despite creating the immortal scores for Sergio Leone's spaghetti western films, he only met Clint Eastwood once, briefly, just a few years ago, on an Italian TV talk show. And a Morricone tribute album is coming soon, with artists such as, I kid you not, Renée Fleming (lolomglol), Metallica (heh), Andrea Bocelli (ok), Celine Dion (riteonok), Denyce Graves (umwhut???!!).
Track listing:
01. I Knew I Loved You - Celine Dion
02. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Quincy Jones feat. Herbie Hancock
03. Once Upon a Time in the West - Bruce Springsteen
04. Conradiana - Andrea Bocelli
05. The Ecstasy of Gold - Metallica
06. Malèna - Yo-Yo Ma
07. Come Sail Away - Renée Fleming
08. Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone
09. Conmigo - Daniela Mercury feat. Eumir Deodato
10. La Luz Prodigiosa - Dulce Pontes
11. Love Affair - Chris Botti
12. Je Changerais d'Avis - Vanessa and the O's
13. Lost Boys Calling - Roger Waters
14. The Tropical Variation - Ennio Morricone
15. Could Heaven - Denyce Graves
16. Addio Monti - Taro Hakase
17. Cinema Paradiso - Ennio Morricone
Catch Maestro Morricone at Radio City Music Hall on February 3.
