John Carpenter usually scores his major films, but this composer scored The Thing, with its brooding, dark minimalist organ music. This man was given an honorary Oscar in 2007 before winning his first competitive Oscar for The Hateful Eight, becoming the oldest person to ever win a competitive Oscar in any category to that time. He had earlier been nominated 5 times for his scores which include The Untouchables. Identify this legendary Italian composer who somehow never got nominated for an Oscar for his iconic score for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. (edited at 11:57 am, April 7, 2020 (PDT))
Original question: John Carpenter usually scores his major films, but this composer scored The Thing, with its brooding, dark minimalist organ music. This man was given and honorary Oscar in 2007 before winning his first competitive Oscar for The Hateful Eight, becoming the oldest person to ever win a competitive Oscar in any category to that time. He had earlier been nominated 5 times for his scores which include The Untouchables. Identify this legendary Italian composer who somehow never got nominated for an Oscar for his iconic score for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Ennio Morricone