Rome names concert auditorium after film composer Ennio Morricone

Rome's city council honoured deceased film music composer Ennio Morricone by renaming the Parco della Musica, one of the city's most important auditoriums, after him in a decision on Friday.

Morricone's son, Andrea Morricone, conducted a special concert for him, performed by the Santa Cecilia national academy in the city hall on Friday.

Morricone, an Oscar-winning film composer, died on July 6 at the age of 91.

Rome's mayor, Virginia Raggi, celebrated his work, saying the city "would continue to love him and and remember him for everything that he had created, that would forever remain in our minds."

Morricone wrote the music for more than 450 movies and TV series, including the soundtracks for "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and other Spaghetti Westerns, as well as for "The Mission," "Once Upon a Time in America" and "Cinema Paradiso."

The ceremony was attended by family members and artists including director Giuseppe Tornatore, according to media reports.

The musician studied at the Santa Cecilia conservatory, whose ochestra is based at the newly named Ennio Morricone auditorium in the Parioli district. It was designed by architect Renzo Piano.