Composer Morricone Hopeful Sixth Time is Charm for Oscar

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. "I hope that this time there will be [Oscar victory]," 87-year-old Morricone told Reuters in an interview. Morricone's previous Oscar bids include his work for Bugsy and The Untouchables, but it is perhaps his loss for his critically-acclaimed The Mission score — when Herbie Hancock scooped the...

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