“The iconic score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: This is the sound of the American West, at least filtered through the ears of an Italian — specifically, composer Ennio Morricone. He was a giant in the world of film scores who wrote the music for more than 500 movies. Morricone died Monday in Rome at the age of 91.” 500 movies. That’s a hell of a life’s work. And you’ll recognize many of the tunes. You can warm up with a few of his top tracks and move on to this hourlong tribute to some of his best film scores. So good.

+ Charlie Daniels, a crossover country star best known for ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia,’ and making the fiddle rock, has died at 83.