Once Upon A Time In The West: The Original Soundtrack Recording [Soundtrack]

once upon a time in the west: the original soundtrack recording [soundtrack]

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One of the most lyrical Western movie scores from one of the all-time greatest movie Westerns. Unlike the slightly more cartoonish music (in the Raymond Scott sense) for Sergio Leone's earlier "Man with No Name" Westerns starring Clint Eastwood (Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), Once upon a Time in the West is epic in scope and elegiac in tone. Composer Ennio Morricone uses a haunting, wordless female vocal on the main theme (and in the equally beautiful soundtrack for Leone's companion gangster epic, Once upon a Time in America, many years later) that sends chills down your spine and may even bring tears to your eyes. --Jim Emerson

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Once Upon A Time In The West: The Original Soundtrack Recording [Soundtrack]

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Spellbinding
This CD Got Its Hooks Into Me!
The Greatest Western Movie Score
Masterpiece
elegiac, grand, gritty, haunting, romantic, sweeping, witty

Once Upon A Time In The West: The Original Soundtrack Recording
Ennio Morricone
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002W71
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Once upon a Time in the West (Morricone)
As a Judgement
Farewell to Cheyenne
The Trasgression
The First Tavern
Man With the Harmonica
A Dimly Lit Room
Bad Orchestra
The Man
Jill's America
Death Rattle
Finale

Amazon.com essential recording

One of the most lyrical Western movie scores from one of the all-time greatest movie Westerns. Unlike the slightly more cartoonish music (in the Raymond Scott sense) for Sergio Leone's earlier "Man with No Name" Westerns starring Clint Eastwood (Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), Once upon a Time in the West is epic in scope and elegiac in tone. Composer Ennio Morricone uses a haunting, wordless female vocal on the main theme (and in the equally beautiful soundtrack for Leone's companion gangster epic, Once upon a Time in America, many years later) that sends chills down your spine and may even bring tears to your eyes. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

Spellbinding.......2007-06-02

This is one of the most underrated soundtracks of all time. A haunting, ethereal work of genius, just like the movie from which it's taken. Anyone who has seen Once Upon a Time in the West is invariably struck by the music, which mirrors the perfection of the film. For anyone who loves movie soundtracks and appreciates sheer brilliance, this is a must have for your collection.

This CD Got Its Hooks Into Me!.......2007-05-29

Once Upon A Time In The West was the first Western movie that I ever really liked. It beat out the spaghetti westerns starring Clint Eastwood. The music haunts me. I especially love the tunes tied to the character, Jill (Claudia Cardinale). Most of the songs leave me feeling a little sad, and for some reason, prompt me to think of my childhood, and my past. So, it is a good kind of sad! I can listen to the main theme song, Once Upon A Time In The West, as well as Jill's America, over and over, and not grow tired of them! Man With A Harmonica gives me chills as I recall scenes from the movie with Charles Bronson. Of course, Farewell To Cheyenne is both sad and funny at the same time, evoking scenes with Jason Robards. A good CD, in my opinion!

The Greatest Western Movie Score.......2007-04-10

The Movie,"Once Upon A time in The West", is filled with movie stars, great scenery, and what I believe is the most beautiful musical score of any movie I have seen, and thats alot! From the opening song the music sets the stage for the action and creates a feeling that matches what you are seeing. This, for a western score, is passionate, full bodied like an excelelnt wine, and pulls emotions to the surface that you did not expect. Whether you are a movie fan or not, this album is well worth your time and deserves a listen.

Masterpiece.......2007-04-08

Ennio Morricone's orchestral majestic masterpiece for 'Once Upon a Time In The West' is one of the best movie scores of all time, and obviously ranks at the top in Western movie scores.

elegiac, grand, gritty, haunting, romantic, sweeping, witty.......2007-01-07

before director Sergio Leone shot his 2 hour, 47 minute western masterpiece, 'Once Upon A Time In The West', he commissioned composer Ennio Morricone to write and record the soundtrack for the actors and crew of his new film so they would all be in a certain emotional frame of mind when they performed... it is highly unusual for a film director to create the soundtrack for his film first, but a brilliant move also because the musical themes help connect the characters together from the very beginning, when you watch the film.

this brilliant, older film is the story of five interconnected characters, set at a transitional time in American history with the building of the transamerican railroad through a sleepy, widespread Arizona town: an ex-prostitute making a new life for herself, a monsterous, land-grabbing gunslinger, a cheap-but-shrewd opportunist, a quiet, mysterious avenger and The Old West itself; composer Morricone nails each player down with the insight of a psychologist and heart of an intimate lover as he lays open wide these larger-than-life characters for display with his thirteen brief, pointed tracks.

the soundtrack itself is only 38 minutes, 22 seconds, but highly memorable and one you will probably play over and over again. i recommend you buy the film also, and watch it a few times to further appreciate this masterfully written and performed soundtrack music; this way you can personally connect each character with their respective tracks.

it will probably bring tears to your eyes and chills down your spine...

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