Once Upon A Time In The West [Soundtrack] [Import]

once upon a time in the west [soundtrack] [import]

Track Listings

1. Once Upon A Time In The West

2. As A Judgement

3. Farewell To Cheyenne

4. The Transgression

5. The First Tavern

6. The Second Tavern

7. Man With A Harmonica

8. A Dimly Lit Room

9. Bad Orchestra

10. The Man

11. Jill's America

12. Death Rattle

13. Finale

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Soundtrack featuring his music.

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Once Upon A Time In The West [Soundtrack] [Import]

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Another Morricone Masterpiece
Haunting and Evocative
Astoundingly beautiful music from the quintessential western opera!
Ennio Morricone's grand musical score for "C'era una volta il West"
The Master of Soundtracks

Once Upon a Time in the West
Ennio Morricone
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Once Upon a Time in the West

ASIN: B0001FYQHM
Release Date: 2004-04-26

Tracks:

C'Era Una Volta Il West
Come Una Sentenza
Cheyenne
Attentato
Armonica
Posada N. 1
Posada N. 2
Pasada N. 3
Jill
Uomo Dell'Armonica
In Una Stanza Con Poca Luce
Frank
Orchestraccia
Morton
America Di Jill
Uomo
Epilogo
Ultimo Rantolo
Assio a Sheyenne
Finale

Album Description

2004 reissue of classic 1972 soundtrack, packaged in a digipak. BMG.

Customer Reviews:

Another Morricone Masterpiece.......2007-01-24

Once Apon a Time in The West...have you seen the movie? Have you ever heard of this movie? If you are a 'western' freak, a spaggetti western tragic, a serious film student or immersed in popular cultural history it is hard to imagine how powerfull Sergio Leone's westerns would have been without the creative magic of Morricone's musical soundtracks.
Putting an accurate finger on the pulse of these gems is not easy.If you are connected to where music can take you......go along for this ride.I've seen recently that Morricone is touring...performing these tracks.Catch him while you can.

Haunting and Evocative.......2006-02-07

Ennio Morricone's score for THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE UGLY is probably more recognizable to most people but I think this is some of the most stirring and majestic music ever created for a film; Morricone uses a symphony augemented by other instruments and the result: the best mix of harmonica, orchestral instruments and electric guitar and banjo ever. Once you hear it you will never forget it. Beautiful stuff.

Astoundingly beautiful music from the quintessential western opera!.......2006-01-20

It is not an exaggeration to say that the music on this CD is incredibly beautiful. And if ever anything has been composed that evokes the images and emotions of the West-this is it! Strange that a bunch of italians produced a western movie that captures this genre in a way that makes John Wayne look like a city slicker!! See the movie and buy the music and on this CD-it has additional songs that aren't usually put on the soundtrack. The songs are hauntingly beautiful, lonely, and the images in your head will be those of the vast, open western landscape-from Nebraska to Arizona. And, of course, the drama and emotions of the characters.
In the director's discussion of the movie, it was said that the movie was written to the music. A must have. . .

Ennio Morricone's grand musical score for "C'era una volta il West".......2005-08-14

John Williams gets a lot of the credit for the revival of the motion picture film score, mainly on the strength of his work for "Jaws" and "Star Wars." I can remember reading the linear notes for the double-album of the later which explained how each character had a theme and how Williams wove these all together. That was all impressive, and "Star Wars" is certainly on my list of Top 10 soundtracks of all time, but I saw "Once Upon A Time In The West" a decade earlier and so I know that Ennio Morricone had already done that. For me in the decade of the Sixties the only other comparable film scores for an epic film are what Maurice Jarre did for "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago." Still, I will maintain that no film score in that decade was as important to the story being told as Morricone's score for "C'era una volta il West."

Pertinent Aside: There is much to be said for composers who work with particular directors to great success. This would obviously include John Williams and Steven Spielberg, Maurice Jarre and David Lean, Bernard Hermann and Alfred Hitchcock, and Ennio Morricone and Sergio Leone. For that last pair, "C'era una volta il West" represents each at their peak. No wonder this Spaghetti Western is a mythic representation of the Old West.

I am still fascinated by how Morricone employs variations of his themes. The main title theme sounds like a classical composition, with the soaring voices of the Modern Singers of Allessandroni, but then comes back as a simple violin piece for "A Dimly Lit Room." "As a Judgment" uses the fuzz of an electric guitar to establish the movie's "showdown" theme, while "Farewell to Cheyenne" weaves together whistling and the rhythm of a horse clopping along the trail. Morricone strips down the latter to be "The First Tavern." "Man With a Harmonica" has the wailing of the title instrument but with the underlying theme of "As a Judgment" working through it until we finally find out at the point of dying why Harmonica wants Frank dead. But the composer also strips the underlying music down farther in "The Man," while the harmonica becomes totally distorted in "Death Rattle." Morricone even anticipates the "Star Wars" music for the Cantina band with his old "Bad Orchestra."

Of course, now that I have listened to the score again I have to follow up by watching the movie, which remains my favorite western (and the first classic in the genre I actually got to see in a movie theater as opposed to discovering on television decades later). But I have to do that because ultimately it is a grave disservice to divorce the soundtrack from the movie, because there are so many key sequences where Morricone's music replaces the dialogue. This is especially true of the climatic duel between Harmonica (Charles Bronson) and Frank (Henry Fonda), and the entire end title sequence where Jill (Claudia Cardinale) brings out the water to the men working on the railroad. In fact, I think I can make a very good case that no other film score in movie history is as important to the story and as prominent in the overall equation of the film as what Morricone composed for "C'era una volta il West."

Of course, you can only come to this score through the film, and once you have seen the film there is no need to convince you of either the effectiveness or the importance of this score. Finally, I want to contend what we have here is the best film score not to be nominated for an Oscar and in case you were wondering the best film score to be nominated but not win is Randy Newman's one for "The Natural." Both are among the film scores nominated for consideration in the American Film Institute's 100 Years of Film Scores (which is, apparently, simply going to be a concert at the Hollywood Bowl on September 23, 2005 and not a list like AFI has put out for the Top 100 Movies, Songs, Quotes, etc. Morricone's scores for "The Mission," "Once Upon a Time in America," and "The Untouchables" have been nominated as well, but this one is still the best of the bunch by far.

The Master of Soundtracks.......2005-04-06

When speaking about soundtracks,There is only one true master and his name is Ennio Morricone. The "Once Upon A Time In The West", the Import version, is a true gem. It took me 37 years to find this soundtrack and it will always be a treasure. One of the features of the Import version are the 7 bonus tracks. It is hard to imagine owning this soundtrack, without hearing "Morton".For those who remember the movie, know all the main charaters had their own specific tune. I wish Morton's tune could have been longer. Who can forget the hypnotic harpsichord, associated with Jill in the movie, on the opening title track. This soundtrack is truly a masterpiece and Ennio Morricone's best.

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A perfect merge between Pontes and Morricone
Pontes fan disappointed
Beyond earthly realms
Too much talent!
Beautiful

Focus
Ennio Morricone , and Dulce Pontes
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000E5PEE
Release Date: 2003-10-27

Tracks:

Cinema Paradiso (Tema de Amor de Cinema Paradiso)
A Rose Among Thorns (The Mission)
Renascer (Moses)
No Ano Que Vem (Come Maddalena)
Your Love (Once Upon A Time In The West)
Ama Por Amor
Nosso Mar (Metti una sera a cena)
Antiga Palavra
Luz Prodigiosa (La Luz Prodigiosa)
The Ballad Of Sacco And Vanzetti (Sacco E Vanzetti)
Someone You Once Knew (Per Le Antiche Scale)
Voo
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House Of No Regrets (Chi Mai)
Barco Abandonado (Per Le Antiche Scale)

Album Description

2003 album features the work of the world-renowned film composer as interpreted by the Portuguese singing star. 15 tracks. Universal.

Customer Reviews:

A perfect merge between Pontes and Morricone.......2005-06-11

This is one of the best albums I've ever heard.
Ennio Morricone had known Dulce Pontes for many years, but he refused to work with her saying that her voice wasn't ripe.
Now we can see why... Morricone is a genious and managed to get the best out of Dulce.
It is an album full of emotions, either by the greatness of Morricone's music, either by the feeling that Pontes managed to transmit with her voice.
My favorite song is called "Amor a Portugal". It's a portuguese version of the "Your love", included in the portuguese edition as an extra track (number 16). It could become the Portuguese National Anthem.
As for the comment of one other review comparing Dulce Pontes with Celine Dion, I tottaly can't agree with that. At all.
Dulce Pontes is only showing the maturity in her voice.
And she's great doing that...

Pontes fan disappointed.......2004-06-16

I have listened in amazement to Pontes pushing the boundaries of fado and folk genres on her prior CDs with her unique delivery and fantastic voice. Here she leaves those boundaries behind and goes off into Celine Dion territory--show off all your technical ability and the entire extent of your range in every single song. Kind of exhausting. On the other hand, if you like fireworks in every song, this one's for you.

Beyond earthly realms.......2004-03-05

As cliched as it might sound, there are no words to describe either the talent of Dulce Pontes or the quality of this recording. This is one breathtaking singer, approximating the status of divinity on "FOCUS". For those lucky enough to understand the Portuguese lyrics, what a blessing; you may as well have discovered a new planet, a new world, particularly with regards to "Renascer" and "Voo". The inclusion of songs in English and Italian is a bonus.Dulce is so much more than a singer on this disc - she is life itself, in all its magical strains, in all its tortuous twists. Listen to "No Ano Que Vem" and you'll know what I'm talking about. No wonder that the album has done so brilliantly in Portugal and is now infiltrating countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy and Japan. Focus is a universal event, a celebration of that exquisite beauty which for so many of us remains a mere longing. Along Dulce's short career, this is the moment we've all waited for - now the world needs to discover it also. When I first heard this masterpiece, I felt that I was transcending, re-emerging, beginning to live all over again. Inevitably, Ennio Morricone must be mentioned - a great genius! The passion of his compositions remains unequalled - "A Rose Among Thorns" is testimony to the brilliance of both composer and singer. Through Dulce's miraculous imterpretation, Ennio Morricone's music must perforce become the new standard. I have been listening to the album for three days... and I feel like buying it again! Bravo, to two magical human beings perfectly poised on the wings of a wonder!

Too much talent!.......2004-02-29

This is an impressive album where Dulce Pontes turned cinematic themes from the Morricone repertoire into songs in English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and she is breathtaking in most of them. Dulce Pontes embellishes Morricone's compositions with an epic grandeur that few other singers could have achieved. Her voice is very potent and playful, subtle when necessary, blends gracefully with the music, and succeeds in recreating the absurdity, the nuances, and the overwhelming beauty of Morricone's eccentric musical temperament. My favorite songs are those in English, particularly "Your Love" (with music from Once Upon a Time in the West). Dulce's elegant venture into a Brazilian arrangement makes "Nosso Mar" another favorite of mine. Her best achievement, however, is probably "No Ano Que Vem", a song inspired by Jerusalem and set to the strangely upbeat music from the film Maddalena. Focus is a superb accomplishment in Dulce's career. In the end, one could not possibly deny her the classical stature of Ennio Morricone.

Beautiful.......2004-01-21

I listened this album over and over. I really loved all the songs, one of my favorites is "Cinema Paradiso", is absolutly beautiful. The voice of Dulce Pontes I think is one of the bigest voices. I really enjoyed this album, i hope you will enjoy this like me.

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