List of cover versions and samples of Ennio Morricone compositions
This is a selected list of music artists who have covered or sampled one or more songs which were composed by the Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Over the past 7 decades, Ennio Morricone has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium. Many albums have been created in dedication to the composer. Ennio Morricone is considered as  one of the most sampled artists of all time. Hundreds of hip-hop backing tracks contain audio sampled from Morricone's compositions for Westerns, the Italian subgenre of thrillers, known as giallo, television series, as well as Hollywood films. Background. Throughout his career Morricone has composed songs for several national and international pop artists including Gianni Morandi ("Go Kart Twist", 1962), Alberto Lionello ("La donna che vale", 1959), Edoardo Vianello ("Ornella", 1960; "Cicciona cha-cha", 1960; "Faccio finta di dormire", 1961; "T'ho conosciuta", 1963; ), Nora Orlandi ("Arianna", 1960), Jimmy Fontana ("Twist no. 9"; "Nicole", 1962), Rita Pavone ("Pel di carota  from 1962, arranged by Luis Bacalov), Catherine Spaak (Penso a te"; "Questi vent'anni miei", 1964), Luigi Tenco ("Quello che conta"; "Tra tanta gente"; 1962), Gino Paoli ("Nel corso" from 1963, written by Morricone with Paoli), Renato Rascel ("Scirocco", 1964), Paul Anka ("Ogni Volta"), Amii Stewart, Rosy Armen ("L'Amore Gira"), Milva ("Ridevi", "Metti Una Sera A Cena"), Françoise Hardy ("Je changerais d'avis", 1966), Mireille Mathieu ("Mon ami de toujours"; "Pas vu, pas pris", 1971; "J'oublie la pluie et le soleil", 1974) and Demis Roussos ("I Like The World", 1970). Another particular success was his composition, "Se telefonando", performed by Mina. The  song was covered by several performers in Italy and abroad most notably by Françoise Hardy and Iva Zanicchi (1966), Delta V (2005), Vanessa and the O's (2007), and Neil Hannon (2008). In 1987 Morricone co-wrote 'It Couldn't Happen Here' with the Pet Shop Boys. Other notable compositions for international artists include: "La metà di me" and "Immagina" (1988) by Ruggero Raimondi, "Libera l'amore" (1989) performed by Zucchero, "Love Affair" (1994) by k.d. lang, "Ha fatto un sogno" (1997) by Antonello Venditti, "Di Più" (1997) by Tiziana Tosca Donati, "Come un fiume tu" (1998), "Un Canto" (1998) and  Conradian (2006) by Andrea Bocelli, "Ricordare" (1998) and "Salmo" (2000) by Angelo Branduardi and "My heart and I" (2001) by Sting. A tribute album entitled, "We All Love Ennio Morricone" was released in 2007 in his honor. Selected list. Artists who have covered or sampled Morricone's compositions include: Film composers Jazz musicians/singers Classical musicians/singers Pop artists Rock artists Hip hop/Soul/Reggae artists Electronic/Dance artists MPB artists