Howdy.... the other day someone who knows nothing about film music told me that he had seen something about a composer on TV... after he told me, I realized that he was talking about composer Ennio Morricone, but he pronounced the name so differently than I do, that I didn't understand it at first. I am a native English speaker. Can someone explain to me how Ennio Morricone's name should be pronounced correctly? Thanks!
Howdy.... the other day someone who knows nothing about film music told me that he had seen something about a composer on TV... after he told me, I realized that he was talking about composer Ennio Morricone, but he pronounced the name so differently than I do, that I didn't understand it at first. I am a native English speaker. Can someone explain to me how Ennio Morricone's name should be pronounced correctly? Thanks!
Phonetically, it should be something like this (pronouncing it in the Italian manner):
Howdy.... the other day someone who knows nothing about film music told me that he had seen something about a composer on TV... after he told me, I realized that he was talking about composer Ennio Morricone, but he pronounced the name so differently than I do, that I didn't understand it at first. I am a native English speaker. Can someone explain to me how Ennio Morricone's name should be pronounced correctly? Thanks!
Phonetically, it should be something like this (pronouncing it in the Italian manner):
EN-yo MOR-ree-COH-nay
Pronounced in English, it's EN-you MOR-ree-COH-nee. But only because "most" English speakers have no facility for pronouncing foreign words as they are meant to be pronounced.
Howdy.... the other day someone who knows nothing about film music told me that he had seen something about a composer on TV... after he told me, I realized that he was talking about composer Ennio Morricone, but he pronounced the name so differently than I do, that I didn't understand it at first. I am a native English speaker. Can someone explain to me how Ennio Morricone's name should be pronounced correctly? Thanks!
Phonetically, it should be something like this (pronouncing it in the Italian manner):
EN-yo MOR-ree-COH-nay
Pronounced in English, it's EN-you MOR-ree-COH-nee. But only because "most" English speakers have no facility for pronouncing foreign words as they are meant to be pronounced.
If Ennio's name is tricky, then I guess a name like Juan Quintero Muñoz doesn't stand a chance...!
The best way to learn how to pronounce Ennio Morricone's name is to listen and emulate the pronunciation in the main title of "Uccellacci e Uccellini" ("Hawks and Sparrows"), where the credits are talked/sung. Much like Ron's phonetic explanation, except roll the Rs slightly.
You can use Google translator to hear how a name it's pronounced in it's original language (albeit sometimes with a funny intonation) clicking the speaker icon:
Hello, We also could write in phonetic international language, in order to explain to everyone, from every nationality : I Italian, his name is pronounced : ?nnjo m?rrik?ne
In USA and UK, you often say : ?nnjo m?rrik?ni In France and francophone countries, it is said : ?nnjo m?rrik?n?
You can easily translate these phonetical words into real ones through internet. Hoping it helps.
I notice that special letters don't work here, so it is a little ridiculous ...
The most important change between the three languages cited is the last letter : closed e in Italian (like the French é), i (not ay) in english, open e (doesn't exist in the other languages) in French.
I will post soon a more important and serious post ...
I notice that special letters don't work here, so it is a little ridiculous ...
The most important change between the three languages cited is the last letter : closed e in Italian (like the French é), i (not ay) in english, open e (doesn't exist in the other languages) in French.
I will post soon a more important and serious post ...
