Ennio_morrikone_plac_vetra May 2026

"Le Vent, Le Cri" (French) or "Il vento, il grido" (Italian). Film: Le Professionnel (1981), directed by Georges Lautner.

The piece gained renewed popularity through a performance by the famous cellist HAUSER , who released it as a single and music video.

Along with "Chi Mai" (also from Le Professionnel ), this track remains one of Morricone’s most famous and emotionally resonant works from his prolific career of over 400 scores. Where to Listen ennio_morrikone_plac_vetra

You can find various versions of this masterpiece on platforms like YouTube or Spotify.

The piece is a haunting, repetitive violin-led melody that captures a sense of melancholic inevitability and loneliness. "Le Vent, Le Cri" (French) or "Il vento, il grido" (Italian)

In most contexts, this title refers to one of his most evocative themes, (French for "The Wind, The Cry"), composed for the 1981 film Le Professionnel (The Professional), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. Overview of the Composition

In various Slavic languages, it is frequently shared or titled as "Plač Vetra" (Russian: Плач ветра; Serbian/Croatian/Slovenian: Plač vjetra/vetra). Cultural Significance and Adaptations Along with "Chi Mai" (also from Le Professionnel

Morricone is known for using unique sounds—like whistling and vocal shrieks—to mimic nature (such as the "howling of coyotes" in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ). "Plac Vetra" follows this tradition by using orchestral strings to mimic the mournful sound of wind.