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Introduce me to Ennio Morricone

Started by Faleel, Aug 08 2012 02:33 AM

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#1 Faleel

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 02:33 AM

Koray?

Among all the things I have done in my short and pitiful life, becoming an inside joke on JWFAN is the one I'm the least proud of.

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#2 Koray Savas

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 03:25 AM

Westerns
A Fistful Of Dollars
For A Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Once Upon A Time In The West
Navajo Joe
Guns For San Sebastian

Drama
The Untouchables
Days Of Heaven
Once Upon A Time In America
Cinema Paradiso
The Mission
The Thing (not really a drama but certainly not a western)

That's more or less what I started out listening to, and if you like what you hear there you can start branching out to his smaller or lesser known scores.

In 50 years Herrmann will be forgotten.

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 04:06 AM

Ah yes, The Thing.

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 08:01 AM

^ I saw that played on the night and it reduced me to man tears.

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 08:24 AM

Awwww, and you didn't share?

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 11:29 AM

^ I saw that played on the night and it reduced me to man tears.

You don't even have to be there to be reduced to tears.

Some say the film is too schmaltzy, I think they're just resisting their own urges.

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 12:00 PM

CASUALTIES OF WAR (1989, Brian De Palma)

LE CASSE (Henri Vernieul, 1972)

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 02:39 PM

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 03:37 PM

Ennio believes film music never should copy symphonic music. I wonder if he was thinking of Williams.

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 10:18 PM

If I could pick only one Morricone soundtrack, it would definitely be The Thing.

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 04:32 AM

I too will now be introduced to Morricone since I only have The Mission and Cinema Paradiso.

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#12 Jason LeBlanc

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 04:47 AM

Is it bad that I don't have any?

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 05:47 AM

The main theme to Once Upon a Time in the West is one my all- time favorites, if not the top favorite.

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 06:48 AM

Is it bad that I don't have any?

Well you might discover you've been missing a lot, once you start to discover Ennio's music. The Thing and TGtBatU are absolute musts, and there are so many other favourites ...

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 07:22 AM

The main theme to Once Upon a Time in the West is one my all- time favorites, if not the top favorite.

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It's certainly up there. Undoubtedly, Jill's America is my all time favourite melody in a score.

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 12:37 PM

Some day I'll get some Ennio. For now I already have rows of CDs I haven't listened to yet

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#17 Wojo

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 01:14 PM

You're starting to sound like me.

Though I have plenty of Morricone. I regularly listen to TGTBATU (very fun western score with some hands down standouts) and Once Upon a Time in the West (gorgeous score), have The Thing and The Mission but haven't listened to them much, have Fat Man and Little Boy (not listened yet), plus a three disc sampler of Morricone themes that is too much for one sitting...unless your last name is Savas.

I suggest a full frontal assault with automated laser monkeys, scalpel mines, and acid.

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 01:59 PM

With Ennio it's all about the achingly lush strings and a healthy side dish of acoustic experimentation. As a film composer, he possibly has the most unique sound out there, moreso even than Barry and Vangelis.

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 02:03 PM

Hmmm so he doesn't use a traditional orchestra? Brass and woodwind sections?

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#20 Quint

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 02:19 PM

Of course he does.

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 02:26 PM

Hmmm so he doesn't use a traditional orchestra? Brass and woodwind sections?

No woodwind sections? Haha. Go listen to Gabriel's Oboe, that's about as great as woodwind work gets.

As Quint said, I also believe Morricone probably has the most unique musical voice out there. And I'm a sucker for his big lyrical themes. I have to give more of his westerns a chance though.

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#22 Koray Savas

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 03:10 PM

The funny part is that he's only scored around 30-something westerns in his entire filmography, yet it's his most popular work.

In 50 years Herrmann will be forgotten.

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#23 Quint

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 03:18 PM

Not that surprising though. It's not unjust or anything.

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#24 Koray Savas

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 03:43 PM

Not at all, Once Upon A Time In The West is my favorite score.

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#25 Jason LeBlanc

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 03:56 PM

Of all time, by any composer?

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Posted 09 August 2012 - 04:00 PM

Days of Heaven is marvellous, and Two Mules for Sister Sara has beautiful choral tracks. Also, check out the Yo Yo Ma recording that resets Morricone for the cello.

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 04:28 AM

Of all time, by any composer?

Yes.

Days of Heaven is marvellous, and Two Mules for Sister Sara has beautiful choral tracks. Also, check out the Yo Yo Ma recording that resets Morricone for the cello.