It stands to reason that one of the most beloved soundtracks Ennio Morricone ever composed was for a movie about the evocative power of film itself. If that seems a bit meta, who cares — it’s the Maestro creating a piece of work that, through his own personal and undying connections with the world of filmmaking, has to have his own particular sense of profundity, wonder, and emotional resonance. And it’s an infectious one, the lilting and saudade-aching main theme weaving its way through a succession of reiterations that echo like faded but treasured memories.

– Nate Patrin