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[Koray Savas]

Is what real?

[Michael]

I mean if that's a new Morricone score from The Best Offer.

[Koray Savas]

[Koray Savas]

I try to buy as many Morricone scores as I can, and I mostly discover more of his music through the amazing releases GDM and Digitmovies churn out that SAE sells. Willing that samples are available for those scores. This one was in the latest SAE newsletter, and I don't think I've been so infatuated with samples to a score I've never heard.

This is hilariously awesome. Gonna buy this first chance I get.

[publicist]

He even channels his old MADDALENA days in MIGLIORE OFFERTA. It's good stuff:

[chuckster312]

I'm curious, what is the most "John Williams-ey" score ever from Maestro Morricone & vice versa?

[publicist]

Williams: 

 

A. I. (esp. the operatic readings of WHERE DREAMS ARE BORN, THE BLUE FAIRY, but the generally design betrays a certain inspiration as well)

MUNICH (again, acidic thriller material mixed with operatic melody is a EM stable)

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (the latter parts of HMYN TO THE FALLEN practically beg Morricone to endorse them  )

 

Morricone:

 

nothing really, but you could make a case for

 

MARCO POLO (melodious and far-reaching epic)

What Dreams May Come (almost devotional religious)

NOSTROMO (little brother of THE MISSION)

SECRET OF THE SAHARA (big and operatic)

RED SONJA (well....)

DAYS OF HEAVEN (at least Williams in a heavy reflective mood might produce something not too unsimilar)

FRANTIC (Williams might have composed something along similar lines, with the flugelhorn theme and all)

Il Principe Del Deserto (big and operatic)

La Sconosciuta (the main theme)

[chuckster312]

Thanks for the reply pub! 

 

I only know a few scores from Morricone and I am hoping to remedy that but I think there are some cues in The Untouchables that has some JW flavor in them.

Oh and how about Sabrina? Sure the orchestrations may not be Morricone-esque, but the themes somewhat reminds me of Morricone. 

[Joe Brausam]

Are there any releases of Morricone's What Dreams May Come beyond the disc that includes Red Sonja?  It sounds lovely on Youtube, I'd love to be able to find a copy somewhere for a reasonable price.

[Koray Savas]

That's a bootleg. It's never been released.

[Joe Brausam]

Ahh, okay.

[Koray Savas]

Hopefully one day it'll get a deluxe treatment from the labels, maybe with Kamen's score.

 

I finally received the three Morricone scores I ordered from SAE back in December. One was on backorder from Italy.

 

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[Michael]

I hate using this word, but this is pretty damn epic. Sounds like a cross between Giu la Testa and Once Upon a Time in the West but without the electric guitar, specially when than awesome chorus kicks in!

 

[Koray Savas]

Yeah that's a good one.

[Once]

Has anybody seen or heard The Best Offer? I'm looking forward to it!

[Michael]

Another unknown gem:

 

 

I'm really surprised Quentin didn't use it in Basterds or Django, it would have been perfect for both and added a little thematic continuity with the Fur Elise inclusion.

 

But still, fantastic piece. I'm finding myself bumping into lots of great unknown Morricone stuff. The list is endless. 

[Koray Savas]

It's hard to go wrong with any of his westerns. I think I own/have heard most of them. The list of hidden gems is endless for everything else.