morricone: s/d (again)

I wanna hear this

Also, the closing track is 22 minute drone-y freakout.

also Navajo Joe is pretty rad with the crazy Indian war chants - best heard in that Reese Witherspoon movie Election - weirdly not the exact same chant on the soundtrack i have?

all the things from OUATITW are great tho -- the harmonica track and the banjo (is it a banjo? i think so) track. that last one cracks me up, it's awesome.

"You know, Jill, you remind me of my mother. She was the biggest whore in Alameda and the finest woman that ever lived. Whoever my father was--for an hour or for a month--he must have been a happy man."

And the last shot of Claudia Cardinale coming out of the ranch with water.

I will fight you for this in a spaghetti western style shoot-off

YES. That would be Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura mentioned above, plus others I don't even know about, no doubt. But I recently found an obscure LP on slsk called The Feedback which was also by these guys and totally has the same strung out mystery vibe as the st above.

I would totally recommend Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna (1971)on Dagored as a good mix up of the great man's more wayward styles (freakout rock, disturbing lounge, soothing Edda dell'Orso vox, all in one package - it's a totally awesome movie too, great psyched-out Fulci movie before he discovered zombies - hippies, drugs, London 1969...). Dagored do the beautiful heavy vinyl gatefold pressings - oh yes, I wish I had them all.

Also Alan Bishop's (from Sun City Girls, massive Morricone freak) two compilations for Dagored, Morricone 2000 (mostly spaghetti) and 2001 (mostly easy, lounge) are also superb primers for the less well known stuff. I've never really heard a bad Morricone album. I could go on about this for hours, so I'll stop now.

Malèna (2000), I Guardiani del Cielo (1999), The Phantom of the Opera (1999), U Turn (1997), Lolita (1996), The Stendhal Syndrome (1996), Vite Strozzate (1996), Sostiene Pereira (1995), The Star Maker (1995), A Pure Formality (1994), Disclosure (1994), La Notte e il Momento (1994), Love Affair (1994), Missus (1994), Wolf (1994), In the Line of Fire (1993), La Scorta (1993), City of Joy (1992), Il Lungo Silenzio (1992), Jona Che Visse Nella Balena (1992), Bugsy (1991), Crossing the Line (1991), Il Principe Del Deserto (1991), La Domenica Specialmente (1991), Piazza Di Spagna (1991), Cacciatore Di Navi (1990), Hamlet (1990), Mio Caro Dottor Gräsler (1990), Stanno Tutti Bene (1990), State of Grace (1990), Tre Colonne In Cronaca (1990), Casualties of War (1989), Gli Angele Del Potere (1989), I Promessi Sposi (1989), The Endless Game (1989), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (1989), A Time of Destiny (1988), Cinema Paradiso (1988), Frantic (1987), Gli Indifferenti (1987), Gli Occhiali D'Oro (1987), Mosca Addio (1987), Rampage (1987), The Secret of the Sahara (1987), The Untouchables (1987), La Venexiana (1986), The Mission (1986), Il Pentito (1985), La Cage Aux Folles 3: Elles Se Marient (1985), La Gabbia (1985), Red Sonja (1985), Via Mala (1985), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), A Time to Die (1983), Hundra (1983), La Chiave (1983), Le Marginal (1983), Les Voleurs de la Nuit (1983), Sahara (1983), The Scarlet and the Black (1983), Alzati Spia (1982), Le Ruffian (1982), Marco Polo (1982), The Link (1982), The Thing (1982), Butterfly (1981), La Disubbidienza (1981), La Tragedia di un Uomo Ridicolo (1981), Le Professionnel (1981), Occhio Alla Penna (1981), Il Bandito Dagli Occhi Azzurri (1980), Il Ladrone (1980), Il Pianeta d'Acqua (1980), La Banchiera (1980), La Cage Aux Folles II (1980), Si Salvi Chi Vuole (1980), Stark System (1980), The Island (1980), Un Sacco Bello (1980), Bloodline (1979), Buone Notizie (1979), Dietro Il Processo (1979), I Comme Icare (1979), Il Giocattolo (1979), Il Prato (1979), Invito Allo Sport (1979), Ogro (1979), Professione Figlio (1979), 122 Rue de Provence (1978), Corleone (1978), Così Come Sei (1978), Days of Heaven (1978), La Cage Aux Folles (1978), Le Mani Sporche (1978), L'Immoralità (1978), L'Umanoide (1978), Noi Lazzarone (1978), Viaggio con Anita (1978), Autostop Rosso Sangue (1977), Drammi Gotichi (1977), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Forza Italia! (1977), Holocaust 2000 (1977), Il Gatto (1977), Il Mostro (1977), Il Prefetto di Ferro (1977), Orca (1977), Il Deserto Di Tartari (1976), L'Agnese Va A Morire (1976), L'Eredità Ferramonti (1976), Novecento (1976), Per Amore (1976), René la Canne (1976), San Babila ore 20: Un Delitto Inutile (1976), Una Vita Venduta (1976), ), Divina Creatura (1975), Gente di Rispetto (1975), Il Giustiziere (1975), La Donna Della Domenica (1975), La Smagliatura (1975), , Macchie Solari (1975), Per le Antiche Scale (1975), Peur Sur la Ville (1975), Storie di Vita e Malavita (1975), Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo (1975), Allonsanfan (1974), Il Giro Del Mondo Degli Innamorati Di Peynet (1974), Il Segreto (1974), La Cugina (1974), Leonor (1974), Milano Odia: La Polizia Non Può Sparare (1974), Mose (1974), Sesso in Confessionale (1974), Spasmo (1974), The Antichrist (1974), The Last Days of Mussolini (1974), Trio Infernale (1974), Crescete e Moltiplicatevi (1973), Giordano Bruno (1973), Il Mio Nome È Nessuno (1973), Il Sorriso Del Grande Tentaturo (1973), Le Serpent (1973), Libera Amore Mio (1973), Massacre in Rome (1973), Revolver (1973), Sepolta Viva (1973), Anche Se Volessi Lavorare, Che Faccio? (1972), Barbablú (1972), Che C'entriamo Noi Con La Rivoluzione? (1972), D'Amore si Muore (1972), I Bambini Ci Chiedone Perché (1972), Il Diavolo nel Cervello (1972), Il Maestro e Margherita (1972), Imputazione Di Omicidio Per Uno Studente (1972), La Banda J&S (1972), La Cosa Buffa (1972), La Proprietà Non È Più Un Furto (1972), La Violenza: Quinto Potere (1972), L'Attentato (1972), Le Due Stagione Della Vita (1972), L'Uomo e la Magia (1972), Quando L'amore È Sensualità (1972), Questa Specie D'amore (1972), Spogliata, Protesta e Uccidi (1972), Un Uomo da Rispettare (1972), Addio Fratello Crudele (1971), Correvo l'Anna di Grazia 1870 (1971), Forza 'G' (1971), Giornata Nera Per L'ariete (1971), Giù la Testa (1971), Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura (1971), Il Gatto a Nove Code (1971), Incontro (1971), La Corta Notte Delle Bambole Di Vetro (1971), La Tarantola dal Ventre Nero (1971), Le Casse (1971), L'Istruttoria e Chiusa Dimentichi (1971), Maddalena (1971), Mio Caro Assassino (1971), Oceano (1971), Quattro Mosche di Velluto Grigio (1971), Sacco and Vanzetti (1971), Senza Movente (1971), The Classe Operaia Va in Paradiso (1971), Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna (1971), Città Violenta (1970), Hornet's Nest (1970), La Califfa (1970), La Moglie Più Bella (1970), La Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene (1970), Quando Le Donne Avevano La Coda (1970), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), Vamos a Matar Compañeros (1970), Gott Mit Uns (1969), I Cannibali (1969), Il Clan Dei Siciliani (1969), Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto (1969), L'Uccello Dalle Plume Di Cristallo (1969), La Donna Invisibile (1969), La Stagione dei Sensi (1969), L'Assoluto Naturale (1969), Metello (1969), Quemada! (1969), Sai Cosa Faceva Stalin Alle Donne? (1969), Un Esercito Di Cinque Uomini (1969), Una Breve Stagione (1969), Zenabel (1969), Comandamenti per un Gangster (1968), Cuore di Mamma (1968), E Per Tetto Un Cielo Di Stelle (1968), Eat It! (1968), Ecce Homo (1968), Galileo (1968), Gli Intoccabili (1968), Guns for San Sebastian (1968), Il Grande Silenzio (1968), Il Mercenario (1968), La Tenda Rossa (1968), L'Alibi (1968), Metti, Una Sera a Cena (1968), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Scusi Facciamo L'amore (1968), Teorema (1968), Tepepa (1968), Un Bellissimo Novembre (1968), Un Tranquillo Posto Di Campagna (1968), Vergogna Schifosi (1968), Dalle Ardenne All'inferno (1967), Danger: Diabolik (1967), Death Rides a Horse (1967), Escalation (1967), Faccia a Faccia (1967), Gentleman Grazie Zia (1967), La Resa Dei Conti (1967), L'Harem (1967), Operation Kid Brother (1967), Come Imparai Ad Amare Le Donne (1966), I Crudeli (1966), L'Avventuriero (1966), Matchless (1966), Navajo Joe (1966), Svegliati e Uccide (1966), The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1966), The Hills Run Red (1966), Centomila Dollari Per Ringo (1965), For a Few Dollars More (1965), Gli Amante d'Oltre Tomba (1965), I Pugni In Tasca (1965), Il Ritorno di Ringo (1965), Menage All'Italiana (1965), Slalom (1965), The Battle of Algiers (1965), Uccellacci e Uccellini (1965), Un Uomo a Metà (1965), Una Pistola Per Ringo (1965), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), El Greco (1964), I Malamondo (1964), Le Pistole non Discutono (1964), Prima Della Revoluzione (1964), Duello Nel Texas (1963), I Basilischi (1963), Le Monachine (1963)

L'Umanoide, a euro-SF flick from 1978, has a synthesizer score (!) which most people really hate. I like it.

Days of Heaven besides being a near-perfect film has a really gorgeous Morricone score. Morricone often rips himself off, and his scores get re-used in different films (most often as temp tracks that make their way into trailers), so it's entirely possible the soundtrack wasn't written for Days.

Navajo Joe has some really intense choir work, imitating Indian chants but sounding completely insane.

Danger: Diabolik of course is a classic, I think the master tapes were lost when Cinecitta was flooded, so the version that's out on CD right now isn't ideal (but the dialogue tracks are hysterical). I put that on when I'm writhing in piles of money with supermodels.

At the radio station I DJ at we did a Morricone/Italian soundtrack show every week for the summer. I don't like doing 'format' shows, but I dropped in for a couple of them when the hosts were on vacation. I think I played Il Grande Silenzio, which is really great.

I think this thread is useless without YSI, so here's a treat:
from Escalation - Dies Irae Psichedelico
http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0C6JOW1S2HOJ407Q5QLPFPI34X

Hm. Does this overlap much with the double disc Rhino comp?

Regardless, the underlying point is OTM — you get a great overview of his work with these two comps (four discs altogether). Then you can pick and choose the actual scores you like the best.

Tracklisting: http://beta.cv.org/2005/08/02/ennio-morricone-crime-and-dissonance/

Background on the project:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/search/article_display.jsp?schema=&vnu_content_id=1000999533

I ws lucky to get that but i see a copy of 'gli occhi freddi della paura' every now and then in rec shops. that's on dagored so get that. my (and I'm fairly confident in saying this, now) advice: get any of the single soundtracks that are from the late 60s to mid-70s. I'm def on the lookout.

the red tent - track 01 - tema d'amore
http://s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IGJOWESLLIFW1776Y8O0HGQUJ

You said it: http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0CQR9IEF3PKFF2XAQUEL45V1MF. "Uomo Da Rispettare [A Man To Respect]"

perhaps, one of these days, i may even like him as much as francois de roubaix

I'm having a 'Vergogna Schifosi' moment--playing it with all the windows open, for the birds in the garden to listen to. I forgot how gorgeous this record is, especially on a spring day like this.

Mildly bemused that Ennio Morricone got to #1 in the NZ album charts recently via (classical crossover/pop-soprano) Hayley Westenra!

Without really intending it, it's Morricone day at my work desk.

L'Avventuriero (a kind of big sky homage to Vivaldi)
Il Prato (one of his most achingly beautiful melodic inventions but with interludes of hyperactive baroque danserye)
La Resa Dei Conti aka The Big Gundown (has to be one of the all-time top 5 Morricones. Some of the extended CDs of his scores just have too many reprises of a core of three or four themes to support a straight-through listening, but this one you just can't put down)
Death Rides A Horse (Da Uomo A Uomo) (every Amon Duul II fan should hear this main title with its stomping strumming fury and flutes of madness)
The Return Of Ringo title song (an astonishing manifestation of Itlish enunciation)

Was listening to these last night - excellent, especially those flutes - but his facility in handling the shriek and then go to melody is mind-boggling.

in Death Rides A Horse, right? Yeah I wonder who that player is.

Yeah, tbf they could have been improvised, and Morricone would have known a few people around that scene who could play that range on request.

If I had to guess I would say improvised; the core of musicians he had around him in that era came largely from a 60s free music/new music ensemble iirc?

Yeah he played trumpet Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza with Rzewski (and a couple of other composers that did some ok things). I have the LP somewhere.

The 90 secs of Come Una Sentenza. The guitars are spiky, truly menacing.

The whole "Maddalena" soundtrack is staggering. "La Cosa Buffa" also. Harpsichords for days.

Yeah he has so many great baroque pop-psych tracks. That style tends to lend itself well to compilations, which is convenient.

Back on a Morricone kick at the moment. I think my tastes differ from a lot of other Morricone nuts. For instance, I don't like the loungey stuff he did in the early 70s all that much, I find that wordless sort of scatting that Edda Dell'Orso does on a lot of that material both silly and intensely annoying. Some of the giallo scores can be samey and I don't remember liking the work he did for Argento, tho I haven't listened to it in a while. Couple of good giallo scores are "La Tarantola dal Ventre Nero" and "Mio Caro Assassino" - there are more of course and there ARE good loungey scores! And I don't care what any Morricone snob says, the western scores are generally great.

I mostly agree with you insofar as I prefer my lounge/psych morricone a la carte, in compilation form. His avant/giallo style as well. The best albums qua albums come from his western, crime/suspense, drama, SFF, and romantic modes IMO.

Love this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmc4vhaI8-I

I was just listening to that! The vocal version of "A Fistful of Dollars" is pure Scott Walker.

Death Rides A Horse (Da Uomo A Uomo) (every Amon Duul II fan should hear this main title with its stomping strumming fury and flutes of madness)

And every Residents fan should hear the track "Mistico e severo" from the same soundtrack

http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/5013929371309.jpg

http://thequietus.com/articles/11406-ennio-morricone-in-colour-review

Ah I see that album has music from "Anche Se Volessi Lavorare, Che Faccio?", I love that soundtrack. The film itself looks stupid mind you.

And I don't care what any Morricone snob says, the western scores are generally great.

Biggest problem w/Crime and Dissonance is that it seems to play up to this anti-Western attitude. otoh it is great and tries to keep a distinctive mood which a track like Death Rides A Horse might disrupt (too much of a tune! but those are abrasive flutes too!) but it shouldn't be forgotten the same guy made it.

His tastes for the avant-garde AND corny tunes AND 'lounge' AND his incredible ability to achieve the effects of all three - while somehow keeping it balanced and frankly listenable at all, never mind addictive - is the thing. Would be great to see a comp that encapsulates all tendencies and worked as a record. Bet one of the throaway, cheaper ones do it...

Also how good would this guy be as a starting point for a history of 20th century music? Amazed someone somewhere has not attempted this yet.

Everything apart from hip-hop is in there although so many of his tracks have this 'sample' like attitude, not sure it sticks though.

I haven't heard his score for Bulworth, but he may address hip-hop there...

The 'suite' I'm hearing wasn't good enough for the soundtrack album

Robert Hampson has said that Be Here Now from A Gilded Eternity was influenced by the gunfight at the end of The Good, The Bad & the Ugly. Not sure if that's more to do with Leone or whatever s/trk is on that scene.

Still overdosing on Morricone at the moment. Couple of recent finds are "Oceano" and "Trel Nel Mille", two scores that fit together somehow because they're sort of minimalist with a lot of acoustic instruments and folk elements but like folk music from some unknown country (I love that sort of thing).

Greatly enjoyed Nostromo yesterday, a later Morricone gem.

Didn't know Morricone did sound collage/musique concrete-ish stuff too. Awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2b-H0wVpnc

He did just about everything. So many incredible surprises and innovations tucked away in his scores. I've been starting to think he is the most encyclopedic composer. (Been listening to shot tons of morricone the last couple weeks as it happens)

Xposts lol I have now heard Oceano myself it is amaaazing avant exotica

He gave an interview in one of the papers as he stopped over to do one of his classical gigs. A bit sad really.

"Sacco and Vanzetti" is musically so good but, sweet Jesus, Joan Baez, talk about nails down a blackboard, her voice is possibly my least favourite sound in the history of music.

There should be threads no one should be allowed to revive for fear of scaring the shit out of everyone.

Oops, yes, should have realized!

One time someone suggested that before bumping the Old Dogs thread one should bump the Note: Old Dogs Are OK thread

oh shit i was so scared that morricone had died i peed my pants haha false alarm sheesh zomg