What is the best Ennio Morricone film score?

The maestro of cinema, Ennio Morricone crafted scores that transcended their films — from spaghetti western classics to Oscar-winning masterpieces. Which of his legendary soundtracks stands as his finest work?

1. 1
   The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

   The iconic 1966 spaghetti western score featuring one of the most recognizable themes in cinema.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Untouchables

   The 1987 Prohibition-era gangster score alternating heroic brass with tragic strings.
   955pts
3. 3
   Once Upon a Time in the West

   The 1968 operatic western score where each character has a distinctive musical motif.
   591pts
4. 4
   For a Few Dollars More

   The 1965 spaghetti western score renowned for its pocket watch motif and dramatic climax.
   591pts
5. 5
   Once Upon a Time in America

   The 1984 elegiac crime epic score blending Cockney pipe music with sweeping romance.
   591pts
6. 6
   The Hateful Eight

   The 2015 Oscar-winning score, the first Western Morricone wrote in decades.
   500pts
7. 7
   The Thing

   The 1982 John Carpenter film scored by Morricone with minimalist dread and icy textures.
   500pts
8. 8
   1900 (Novecento)

   The 1976 Bertolucci epic with an ambitious score mirroring twentieth-century Italian history.
   389pts
9. 9
   Cinema Paradiso

   The 1988 romantic score full of nostalgic longing, beloved for its love theme.
   389pts
10. 10
    The Mission

    The 1986 Oscar-winning score fusing Baroque counterpoint with indigenous South American music.
    250pts
11. 11
    Malèna

    The 2000 Sicilian wartime drama with a lush romantic score of great tenderness.
    72pts
12. 12
    Days of Heaven

    The 1978 visually poetic score drawing heavily from Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals.
    72pts
13. 13
    A Fistful of Dollars

    The 1964 groundbreaking spaghetti western score that redefined action film music.
    1pts