robthehand 3 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 This morning I decided I'd play a few CDs that I hadn't played for a long time - all by Ennio Morricone - The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Untouchables and Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone.It never ceases to amaze me how much I love this guy's music - and at the same time, how little I know of it. As well as the above three, I have A Fistful of Dollars, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Mission, Il Mercenario, Navajo Joe, Fateless and Cinema Paradiso. That's ten scores, but only a small fraction of his total output (400+). I desperately want to expand my Ennio Morricone collection. At the moment I'm looking at Exorcist II - The Heretic and the newly-released FSM CD of Guns for San Sebastian.What are some other Morricone must-haves? It's an extremely daunting dask looking through his filmography, so I'd appreciate any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I'm too fond of Morricone but The Untouchables, Once Upon A Time In America, The Mission and Mission To Mars would be some others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Soon there will be a post by Roald about some film called Nostromo that Morricone did..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 1,931 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Who´s going to the London Concert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyecks 33 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I got this, supposudly, incredible fan made collection of Morricone music not so long ago. It spans 4 discs and covers most genres of Morricone music out there.......I never got into it. There is something about the music that I cannot dig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Who´s going to the London Concert?I am, December 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 73 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I am a fan Morricone, but I don't think that he is in the same league as Williams. Then again, not many people are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Who´s going to the London Concert?He's coming to Santander first (a city close to Bilbao, as you must know, Romao), on November 10th. I'm really eager to see him live I think he's as good as John Williams as a film composer. However, his music alone can't stand comparison to Williams' grandeur.Yet he's the best after Johnny nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 459 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Must haves:Once Upon A Time In The WestOnce Upon A Time In AmericaThe Good, The Bad And The UglyThe UntouchablesThe Mission (his best score...)NostromoLolitaCasualties Of WarI Promessi SposiAnd too many others. This is just from the top of my head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,484 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I have A Fistful of Dollars, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Mission, Il Mercenario, Navajo Joe, Fateless and Cinema Paradiso. Since you seem to dig his westerns, so get 'LA RESA DEI CONTI'!!. 'Vamos á Matar, Companeros', 'My name is Nobody', 'Nobody is the Greatest', 'Two Mules for Sister Sarah' For the epic stuff, get 'Marco Polo' before 'Nostromo', which both kick serious ass. 'La Venexiana' has a very sad and melancholic choral score, a lot of people like 'La Tenda Rossa' (The Red Tent) and 'The Lady Caliph'. 'Secret of the Sahara', then...and, and, and.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 I've been looking at Marco Polo for a while now, I think I'll get it. That and Lolita. And maybe something else too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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