The Good, The Bad and the Ugly [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Ennio Morricone

Overview

A major influence on Western scores right into the nineties, Morricone's music utilizes quite a remarkable array of musical tools. There's a traditional element of Western underscore, with a brassy feel to it, but this is joined throughout by thundering percussion that includes a lot of bells, various arrangements of voices, clanging acoustic and electric guitars, and even a prepared piano. Aside from the famous title track with its Shadows influences, there's a lot here to recommend this particular score -- there are moments of intense drama and incredible beauty that are rarely heard in motion picture underscore, giving the work a classical feel. A cover of the title track provided Hugo Montenegro with a major British hit. [In 2004 Capitol released an expanded and re-mastered edition that re-integrates nine tracks that were omitted upon the album's initial release.] ~ Steven McDonald

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2024
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031627600
Rank:	84123

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ennio Morricone   Primary Artist,Conductor
Carl Davis   Primary Artist
U.M.R. Unione Musicisti Di Roma   Primary Artist
Studio London Orchestra   Primary Artist
M.A.S.S.   Primary Artist
London Orchestra   Primary Artist
John Blackinsell Orchestra   Primary Artist
Nicky North Orchestra   Primary Artist
I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni   Choir/Chorus
Edda Dell'Orso   Soprano (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Ennio Morricone   Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin   Composer
Jerome Moross   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Mark Chalecki   Remastering
Ray Evans   Composer
Mel Brooks   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Elmer Bernstein   Composer
Thomas ("Tommie") P. Connor   Lyricist
Gianni Dell'Orso   Producer