One of the world's most renowned film composers, who wrote numerous influential and critically acclaimed scores, has died.

After breaking his femur 10 days ago, Ennio Morricone died in Rome on July 6 at the age of 91.

In addition to composing over 100 classical works, Morricone wrote scores for over 400 films in almost every genre, from comedies to period pieces, and from science-fiction to thrillers and horror.

He was closely associated with filmmaker Sergio Leone for his work on spaghetti westerns including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars, and Once Upon a Time in the West.

Morricone also worked with Hollywood’s top directors, including Brian De Palma (The Untouchables, for which he received an Oscar nomination and won a Grammy Award for best original score) and Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight, for which he won the Oscar for best original score).

He also won a Grammy Award for Once Upon a Time in the West, sawThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and won the Grammy Trustees Award for career achievement.

He also received Oscar nominations for Days of Heaven, The Mission, Bugsy, and Malèna, and he received the Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to the art of film music.