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.
First Contact
I’ve been a fan of film music ever since … probably since I watched Star Trek. The 8th Star Trek film, First Contact, contained some of the most moving orchestral movie music I have ever heard. (On that note, the 11th Star Trek film will be out sometime this year.)
Take a listen to the opening theme and to the Commercial release of the First Contact track. The opening theme is from the original soundtrack.
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