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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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I was always very familar with the film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and have been a very keen admirer of the soundtrack by Morricone. My big disappointment with this recording is the quality, a remastering is certainly called for, such an amazing score needs this treatment.

The main theme is of course very popular and recognised worldwide, my favorite however is the last track "The Trio". This tune added immeasurably to the tension towards the the end of the film. A triumph for Morricone who always believed that the soundtrack should be an intricate part of the motion picture experience.

Morricone has composed countless works for film and television, however along with "Gabriels Oboe" "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" remains his most popular.

A great atmospheric mix of rock, ambient and Spanish guitar music. From mellow watch the sun go down laments to the fist-pumping ride into battle finale, this album has it all.

The soundtrack to The Good, The Bad & Ugly is Ennio Morricone's best spagetti western work. Full of atmospherics and rich melodic moments, Morricone makes the desert landscape seethe with emotions.

The theme is one of the best ever written, with its animalistic cries and muttering. Grunting and apocalyptic guitars: rock n' roll at its best. But there is more. The song is one of the most moving pieces of music I've ever heard.

This soundtrack, unlike most, sounds like a complete work and can be listened to as such. Morricone is economical in terms of his melodic and harmonic materials, but extravagant in his orchestrations, which makes The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly soundtrack flow from beginning to end.

Renowned for and stereotyped by its spirited drum and flute main title, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack goes well beyond the cliché.

Morricone outdoes himself in tracks like Desert, Marcia and, my personal favorite, Story of a Soldier. These tracks are sensitive and expressive of the people and the story behind the story.

Even if the movie doesn't load your gun get the soundtrack and enjoy it for its own sake.

If I was stranded on a desert island and could only pick one movie soundtrack album to have, this would be it. Morricone's music is always good, but this is his best work. This albums is one of those that falls into the "must have" category. The main title is bone chilling and very unique; nothing like it before or since. Worth buying just for the main title. No disappointments here! Update: This a rather short CD with "The Trio" cut short, according to others. There are supposedly better versions out there, but that doesn't diminish the joy of listening to this one.

The music, and the movie, are awesome. Even if you've never seen the movie, the soundtrack alone is worth listening to!

When I'm supposed to be doing other things, I often find my mind hearing "Ecstasy of Gold" and see myself running around a graveyard :)

This film score is magnificent in all departments. I wish this that a complete score with extra tracks be released as compared to the Italian release of "Once Upon A Time In the West" on BMG. I highly recommend this film score.

I remember buying the LP in 1968 when I saw the movie and feeling a little disappointed because especially in the "Ecstasy of Gold," the music was changed some. I couldn't really understand why but then realized that maybe it was because the movie sounds were also in the movie sound track on the film. I never could figure why the soundtrack was spliced and that is the only reason I could see. This also occurs in several other pieces. Other than that the music is good but would have been better had they left things alone.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is probably one of the best westerns ever created. The music is just as good as the movie. It recreates the movie in your mind while you listen. A must for and western fan. It deserves 5 stars hands down.

Buy this disc and crank it up on Sunday Morning.