Ennio Morricone – The Mission (Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) (VG/VG+) – LP, Australasia 1986

The Mission (Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) is an LP by Ennio Morricone from 1986 released on the Virgin label.

About this album

The Mission is one of Ennio Morricone’s most celebrated scores, blending liturgical grandeur, indigenous textures and lyrical melodies into a soundtrack of real emotional force. Written for Roland Joffé’s 1986 film and released in 1987, it helped define the film’s spiritual and historical sweep through pieces such as Gabriel’s Oboe and On Earth As It Is in Heaven. Morricone’s writing contrasts tender solo lines with choral writing and larger, ceremonial passages, creating a score that works as both narrative support and a complete concert work. Widely regarded as a landmark of modern soundtrack composition, it remains among his most admired achievements.

Genre: Soundtracks

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