The Very Best of Ennio Morricone

by Ennio Morricone

The Very Best of Ennio Morricone cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 18 September 2000
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 44:36
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A Virgin survey of Ennio Morricone's film music, spanning the spaghetti western scores of the sixties to later orchestral work. It samples the whistling, twanging and choral devices that redefined screen composition.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, soundtrack, film, sweeping, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (From "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") (Titles) (2:42)
  2. The Ecstasy of Gold (From "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") (3:23)
  3. L' Arena (From "Il Mercenario - The Mercenary") (4:44)
  4. For a Few Dollars More (From "For a Few Dollars More") - Titles (With Sound) (3:50)
  5. Il Mio Nome 猫 Nessuno (My Name is Nobody) - Main Title (3:11)
  6. A Fistful of Dynamite (From "A Fistful of Dynamite - Duck, You Sucker!") (4:37)
  7. Cinema Paradiso (From "Cinema Paradiso") (Titles) (2:30)
  8. Once upon a Time in the West (From "Once upon a Time in the West") (3:09)
  9. Chi Mai (From "Maddalena") (3:35)
  10. Ninna Nanna Per Adulteri (From "Cuore Di Mamma") (3:04)
  11. Un Amico (From "Revolver") (Original Version) (2:36)
  12. La Resa dei Conti (Titoli - Ripresa) (2:01)
  13. Watch Chimes #2 (From "For a Few Dollars More'") (Carillion's Theme) (1:15)
  14. The Sicilian Clan (From "The Siclian Clan - Le Clan des Siciliens") (3:59)

Credits

  • Joan Baez - vocals, written-by
  • Danny Kelly - sleeve notes
  • Robert Mellin - written-by
  • Gillo Pontecorvo - written-by

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