The post Metallica Honor the Late Ennio Morricone, Whose “Ecstasy of Gold” Has Intro’d Their Shows Since 1983 appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Morricone died Monday in Rome after suffering ...

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Metallica have opened every single show they've played since 1983 (sans Load / Reload era) to Ennio Morricone's "Ecstasy of Gold" composition, originally featured in the 1966 Clint Eastwood film, The ...

Metallica have been using Italian film composer Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold" as their concert intro music since 1983, an ongoing indication of the movie maestro's significant influence on ...

At every Metallica show since the Eighties — before the riffs, solos and drum fills — there’s a rumble of timpani and piano and the lonesome keen of an oboe. Those instruments comprise the opening ...

Metallica’s James Hetfield took to Instagram on Monday morning to remember Oscar-winner Ennio Morricone, who composed 1966’s “The Ecstasy Of Gold,” which has opened the band’s shows for over 30 years.

“Your career was legendary, your compositions were timeless. Thank you for setting the mood for so many of our shows since 1983.” The original story follows below. Legendary film composer Ennio ...

Morricone died earlier today at 91 years old. In the metal world, Morricone is best known for his 1966 composition "The Ecstasy of Gold," which has served as the intro to hundreds (if a thousand plus) ...