Ennio Morricone & Bruno Nicolai

The Profile

Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) and Bruno Nicolai (1926–1991) were Italian composers who collaborated on recordings and film music. Morricone was a prolific film composer and arranger; Nicolai worked as a composer, conductor and frequent collaborator of Morricone.

Ennio Morricone received an honorary Academy Award in 2007 and won a competitive Academy Award for The Hateful Eight (2016). Bruno Nicolai often conducted, arranged and collaborated on film score recordings with Morricone.

A single DeBaser review frames Metti, Una Sera A Cena as a vinyl-worn bossa nova reimagined through an Italian lens. The reviewer emphasizes tactile vinyl charm and a warm 1970s domestic nostalgia. Musically, the album is described as bossa nova flavored but distinctly localized. Overall appreciation is tempered — fondness despite imperfections.