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

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Director Quentin Tarantino had never commissioned a custom film score and is famous for fabricating his soundtracks with existing songs and score cues. He chalks this up — as he said during a recent Q&A at the Directors Guild — to the fact that "... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis You may not have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens yet (it only opened yesterday) and you probably haven't seen Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight (it opens on Christmas Day) but you can listen to those two... more info

Stereogum — Ennio Morricone recorded his first score for a Western film in over 40 years for Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming The Hateful Eight. Earlier this month, it was announced that Third Man Records would be releasing the soundtrack on vinyl, and today we ha... more info