The Good, The Bad & The Ugly theme...Ennio Morricone

[Recusant]

Ennio Morricone recently died July 6, 2020. He was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player who wrote music in a wide range of styles. Morricone composed over 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame., It's neat to see it performed! I also play it when I'm cleaning my Smiths

Ennio Morricone: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Classic FM

 

[Absalom]

Excellent song...correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Hugo Montenegro perform this song?

He did a fairly popular orchestra cover of it. It is a bit more "conventional" with a steady beat that makes it more American-sounding than the classic Morricone original.

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_7Bnxblo4[/ame]

 

[rockquarry]

This soundtrack was considerably better than the film.

 

[mtgianni]

The film was an Icon for me as a 14 year old boy who first say it in a drive in. It made a huge difference in some European teens who rebuild parts of it for it's 50 year anniversary. Sad Hill Cemetery, I believe, is the name of that documentary.
I see it as a wonderful theme with a great score. It says many stubborn people are involved in wars, a few are always rumored to profit from them, some people are smart and others lucky. Some people just always seem to be in the right place at the right time. Some people will always try to do good and some will always be self serving.
I also see it as a movie with a poor script that none of the acting is outstanding in from a film lovers basis.

 

[Chino74]

A big influence on me as a youth. I have the original soundtrack as well as Hugo Montenegro's along with may other Italian film soundtracks by Morricone as well as others. When I was a kid I bought as many album soundtracks from the Italian westerns as I could find, not many were to be found in rural Illinois in those days. Morricone was great., sorely missed.

 

[CH4]

Morricone was a genius! I've admired the man and his work since I was a kid. My favorite is probably "L'estasi dell'oro"

 

[TennTony]

For a real treat check out the youtube, live performance, by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Absolutely wonderful.

 

[rwsmith]

Say......

This soundtrack was considerably better than the film.

Say WHAT??????? Great movie, great soundtrack.

The Ecstacy of Gold

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYI09PMNazw[/ame]

The final showdown

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tR78d0cmA[/ame]

 

[rubiranch]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLgJ7pk0X-s[/ame]

 

[rubiranch]

Say WHAT??????? Great movie, great soundtrack.


The final showdown

Well that was just about like watching paint dry. LOL

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I also think the Soundtrack was Better than the Movie.
They had a good story line, but the script wasn't that developed.
So they had a bunch of squinting closeups with great music.

 

[wetdog1911]

For a real treat check out the youtube, live performance, by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Absolutely wonderful.

It is beyond wonderful, with the 'hanging man' almost out of sight in the background.

The Alto (mezzo?), soprano that does the waa waas and the whistling parts looks almost bored, another day at the office look as she perfectly nails it.

There are more videos as IIRC it was a spagetti western themed concert.

I've watched all more than a few times.

Rob

 

[rwsmith]

It's amazing what 'low budget' can do...

Morricone didn't have a big budget to hire all the musicians and there instruments that he wanted. So he added, grunts, whistles, etc. and I think at a few points he kicks an old spring reverb amplifier to get that noise. Some people can really take chicken **** and make chicken salad.