Guardian Music — Italian composer follows recent Oscar win with deal for compilation album Morricone 60, to be performed with Czech National Symphony OrchestraAt 87 years old, most musicians might be thinking of putting their feet up and taking stock of their career ... more info

NME — The 87-year-old has collapsed vertebrae in his spine more info

Consequence of Sound — Legendary composer sustained a back injury. more info

BBC News - UK — Italian composer Ennio Morricone cancels concerts in Rome because of health concerns. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sam Smith wins for Bond theme and dedicates the award to the LGBT community, Lady Gaga is joined by a sexual assault survivors, plus other 2016 Oscar highlights and full list of winners. Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — One veteran musician finally took home an Oscar at Sunday's Academy Awards, while a well-decorated newcomer added another trophy to his crowded mantle. Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer credited with more or less inventing the sound of the spaghe... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Composer Ennio Morricone, 87, has become one of the oldest — if not the oldest — person to win a competitive Academy Award with his Oscar on Sunday for "The Hateful Eight."  The academy said it keeps age-related data only for the acting and dire... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Italian film composer Ennio Morricone, nominated for an Oscar this year for his work on "The Hateful Eight," was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Friday, honoring his diverse career spanning decades. more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Ennio Morricone is hoping it will be sixth time lucky at this year's Oscars, where he has been nominated for the musical score for Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight". more info

Stereogum — A new RZA remix continues Wu-Tang’s relationship with psych-soul producer and composer Adrian Younge after fellow Clan member Ghostface Killah tapped him for this past summer’s Twelve Reasons To Die II. The Wu-Tang founder shares a remix to “Ha... more info