Faleel 5,348 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Koray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 WesternsA Fistful Of DollarsFor A Few Dollars MoreThe Good, The Bad And The UglyOnce Upon A Time In The WestNavajo JoeGuns For San SebastianDramaThe UntouchablesDays Of HeavenOnce Upon A Time In AmericaCinema ParadisoThe MissionThe 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Ah yes, The Thing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxOlYf190Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 ^ I saw that played on the night and it reduced me to man tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren 75 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Awwww, and you didn't share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 [media=] ^ 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 CASUALTIES OF WAR (1989, Brian De Palma) LE CASSE (Henri Vernieul, 1972) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inn3cKpkXno http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6ZpvTOVvwU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Ennio believes film music never should copy symphonic music. I wonder if he was thinking of Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 If I could pick only one Morricone soundtrack, it would definitely be The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJosh 892 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I too will now be introduced to Morricone since I only have The Mission and Cinema Paradiso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Is it bad that I don't have any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The main theme to Once Upon a Time in the West is one my all- time favorites, if not the top favorite. Sent from Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 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 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The main theme to Once Upon a Time in the West is one my all- time favorites, if not the top favorite. Sent from TapatalkIt's certainly up there. Undoubtedly, Jill's America is my all time favourite melody in a score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Some day I'll get some Ennio. For now I already have rows of CDs I haven't listened to yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJosh 892 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Hmmm so he doesn't use a traditional orchestra? Brass and woodwind sections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Of course he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The funny part is that he's only scored around 30-something westerns in his entire filmography, yet it's his most popular work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Not that surprising though. It's not unjust or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Not at all, Once Upon A Time In The West is my favorite score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Of all time, by any composer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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.Two Mules is brilliant. His most underrated western, I think. So cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 "The Thing"...er...that's all you need, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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