The Very Best of Ennio Morricone [Import, Soundtrack]

Ennio Morricone (Composer), Ennio / Pontecorvo, Gillo Morricone (Composer), Ennio Morricone (Conductor), Ennio Morricone Orchestra (Orchestra), Geoff Love & His Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Ennio Morricone Orchestra, Geoff Love & His Orchestra
• Conductor: Ennio Morricone
• Composer: Ennio Morricone, Ennio / Pontecorvo, Gillo Morricone
• Audio CD (September 25, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B00004YTXH
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,476 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title

2. For A Few Dollars More

3. Main Title

4. Chi Mai

5. The Mission

6. Gabriel's Oboe

7. Cinema Paradiso

8. Cockey's Theme

9. Deborah's Theme

10. Once Upon A Time In The West

11. The Man With The Harmonica

12. The Battle Of Algiers

13. The Sicilian Clan

14. Sacco and Vanzetti

15. A Fistful Of Dynamite

16. My Name Is Nobody

17. Moses Theme

18. Frantic

19. Hamlet (Version 1)

20. A Heart Beats In Space

Editorial Reviews

Four the first time all of Morricone's most famous themes are gathered together on one compilation. From the early days of 'A Fistfull Of Dollars' and 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly' through 'The Mission' and 'Chi Mai' to the movie blockbusters of the '80s and '90s and culminating in 2000's 'Mission To Mars'. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Annoyances mar otherwise fine compilation, July 6, 2004

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Zen Faulkes (Edinburg, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of Ennio Morricone (Audio CD)

This is a fine compilation of Morricone's movie themes that contains several tracks for soundtracks that are difficult to find these days (such as "Hamlet" and "Frantic"), as well as his more famous compositions ("The Mission" and the forever repeated "The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly").

All the tracks are original recordings, except one. For some unknown reason, the title track of "For a Few Dollars More" is represented by a substandard arrangement by the Geoff Love Orchestra. Considering that "For a Few Dollars More" is one of those tracks that is not often compiled, finding this version instead of the original was a significant disappointment.

And although it doesn't detract from the music, the track "Chi Mai" is listed variously as being from "The Life and Times of David Llyod George" and "Maddelena." A few quick internet searches revealed it was used in both, as well as "Le Professionel" (which is where I knew it from). It would have been nice to have this little discrepency explained.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Generally excellent except..., March 22, 2007

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Dagoberto Gonzalez "neithan" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of Ennio Morricone (Audio CD)

I was very happy to finally find this compilation but I was truly disappointed to find out that the second track "for a few dollars more" was not the original "whistled" version that I grew up loving. Instead they chose to put an orchestral version. I do not know how they, at Virgin Records, let that happen, it seems an invitation to buy another disc. The rest of the tracks are the really great music from Morricone that we are used to listen.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars high expectations fulfilled, January 16, 2007

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Margaret G. Mckelvie (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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When I ordered this product it was not available in the States, so I was pleased to find it shipped from the UK. Very worth the bit of extra postage. I played it constantly for the first week I had it. Am now playing it just once per week, but still find the music and arrangements inspired, inspiring and way above the normal selections one finds of Morricone in collections. Top quality all the way.