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Ennio Morricone’s Dollars Scores (Part 1 of 3): A Fistful of Dollars

Film Music Notes Posted on October 20, 2020 by Mark RichardsOctober 21, 2020

This year’s passing of legendary film composer Ennio Morricone prompted me to reflect on what makes his film music of such broad appeal. Morricone himself offered a very fitting answer in a recent book of conversations from 2013–2015 with Alessandro … Continue reading →

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Ennio Morricone’s Score for Once Upon a Time in the West (Part 3 of 3): The Frank/Harmonica Theme

Film Music Notes Posted on June 30, 2014 by Mark RichardsJanuary 13, 2017

  In most film scores, themes are usually associated with a single character. This is the case, for example, with the previous two themes examined in this blog series: those for Jill and Cheyenne. But the other prominent theme in … Continue reading →

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Ennio Morricone’s Score for Once Upon a Time in the West (Part 2 of 3): Cheyenne’s Theme

Film Music Notes Posted on March 31, 2014 by Mark RichardsNovember 18, 2014

  “Cheyenne’s theme” from Once Upon a Time in the West is another example of Ennio Morricone’s economical use of melodic and harmonic materials, and unusual choice of instrumentation that help bestow his music with a very distinctive sound. The … Continue reading →

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Ennio Morricone’s Score for Once Upon a Time in the West (Part 1 of 3): Jill’s Theme (Main Theme)

Film Music Notes Posted on December 1, 2013 by Mark RichardsMarch 28, 2014

Ennio Morricone has one of the most distinctive sounds in all of film music, a highly unusual trait in a business where the composer is generally a musical chameleon, writing in different styles to suit different films. But in his … Continue reading →

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