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The cult film “Cinema Paradiso” with its’ score by Ennio Morricone, including the “Love Theme” have a connection to the city of Adelaide. What is it ?

I know we have a Cafe Paradiso and a suburb called Paradise but it’s neither of them.

So cast your mind back to the Adelaide Festival in March 2012 when …..

It probably wasn’t the best way for Adelaide to be connected to Morricone but that’s history for you.

Ennio Morricone’s body of work is highlighted in this extract from Wikipedia.

“Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) is widely considered as one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. His filmography includes more than 70 award-winning films, all Sergio Leone’s films since A Fistful of Dollars, all Giuseppe Tornatore’s films since Cinema Paradiso, The Battle of Algiers, Dario Argento’s Animal Trilogy, 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I, II, III and Le Professionnel, as well as The Thing, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, Bugsy, Disclosure, In the Line of Fire, Bulworth, Ripley’s Game, and The Hateful Eight. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is regarded as one of the most recognizable and influential soundtracks in history. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.”

You might like to check out your local library or other online portals to watch “Cinema Paradiso” or any of his other movies.

Another Adelaide link to Cinema Paradiso is that I have been learning the “Love Theme” from the movie and you probably guessed that’s what I’m playing in my latest video. This is another outstanding arrangement for guitar by well known Adelaide guitarist, performer and arranger Jason Waldron

I hope you enjoy.
Leigh.