Hipsters have long thought Ennio Morricone was golden cool. This old Italian dude just thinks it’s goodtime music.
If you've seen any of Sergio Leone’s “spaghetti western” Dollars Trilogy (or man with no name trilogy) and heard Morricone's score, you may be amazed at the unique palette of sounds. This was borne out the films’ low budgets and the inability to afford a full orchestra. Instead, Morricone used gunshots, cracking whips, whistle, voices, jew’s harp, trumpets, and the new Fender electric guitar which set his soundtracks far apart from what were the orchestral conventions of Western standards à la John Ford.
In that vein, the old dude’s raw tribute does Morricone its proper justice.
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