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Ennio Morricone, 1928-2020
Composer Ennio Morricone died on July 6, 2020, in hospital in Rome, Italy, after suffering complications following a fall at his home, in which he broke his leg. He was 91. Ennio Morricone was born in...
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Michel Legrand, 1932-2019
Composer Michel Legrand died on January 26, 2019, in hospital in Paris, France, after a short illness related to a pulmonary infection. He was 86. Michel Jean Legrand was born in Paris, France, in...
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Vangelis, 1943-2022
Composer Vangelis died on May 19, 2022, in hospital in Paris, where he was being treated for COVID-19. He was 79. Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou was born in Agria, Greece, in March 1943, and in his...
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Angelo Badalamenti, 1937-2022
Composer Angelo Badalamenti died on December 11, 2022, at home in New Jersey after a short illness. He was 85. Angelo Daniel Badalamenti was born in New York City in March 1937, the son of Italian...
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Burt Bacharach, 1928-2023
Composer Burt Bacharach died on February 9, 2023, at home in Los Angeles after a short illness. He was 94. Burt Freeman Bacharach was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in May 1928, but grew up in Queens,...
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Gerald Fried, 1928-2023
Composer Gerald Fried died on February 17, 2023, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from pneumonia. He was 95. Gerald Fried was born in New York, New York, in February 1928, and grew up in the Bronx. He...
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Christopher Gunning, 1944-2023
Composer Christopher Gunning died on March 25, 2023, at his home in Hertfordshire, England, after a short illness. He was 78. Christopher Gunning was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in August...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1952-2023
Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died on March 28, 2023, in hospital in Tokyo, after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Sakamoto was born in Tokyo, Japan, in January 1952. He studied at the Tokyo National...
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Mark Thomas, 1956-2023
Composer Mark Thomas died on July 19, 2013, at his home in Wales, after a long illness. He was 67. Thomas was born in Penclawdd, near Swansea, Wales, in April 1956. He attended Gowerton Grammar School,...
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Carl Davis, 1936-2023
Composer Carl Davis died on August 3, 2023, at his home in Oxfordshire, England, following a brain haemorrhage. He was 86. Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York, in October 1936, and studied composition...
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