The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I’m not personally a fan of old Westerns, but I am very impressed by the music used in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly — a movie with Clint Eastwood. The theme, below, is immensely beautiful.
Add, on top of that, The Ecstasy of Gold, a film score piece (below) that has also been covered by Metallica (see last vid).
I prefer the film score version. But that’s just me. Consider the Metallica cover:
The Mission
An absolutely astounding piece here, created for the 1986 film, The Mission by Ennio Morricone. The oboe piece, a memorable tune, was used in the film when the Jesuit missionary performed the beautiful melody on his oboe and subsequently gained the trust of the natives. The flute piece that follows is also nothing short of beautiful.
In this video, Ennio Morricone conducted a number of pieces from The Mission at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Humoresque
This piece should sound familiar to most people who have listened to a Classical radio station (like Classical 96.3 FM in Toronto), and it’s one of the best loved pieces by Dvorak.
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.Short, delightful, and uplifting!
Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Antonín Dvořák, a Czech composer, wrote this excellent symphony during his visit to the United States in the 1890s. It is probably his most famous symphony, and reasonably so!
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video. Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video. Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video. Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.If you don’t actually want to listen to the whole 40 minutes of this symphony, I highly recommend the first two movements.
Clair de lune
Indeed, this is an all-time favourite in the Classical realm.
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.Sadly, Amazon.com’s MP3 downloads at $0.99 apiece, like for this song, are only available in the U.S.