8:12 Yeah, it'a sounds like a Western because Ennio Morricone literally defined how Westerns sound like. No other composer has impacted an entire genre the way he has.

The graveyard running scene is my favourite movie moment of all time

5:51 The Ecstasy of Gold, is the prelude to every Metallica concert since 1982. They understand and appreciate classical music.

One particular habit of Morricone, especially in his cooperation with Sergio Leone, that distinguishes him from most film composers, is that he often wrote music based on the script alone, before even a single scene was shot - and he and Leone understood each other so well that Leone occasionally changed the pacing of a scene to have it match with Morricone's music. Where others compose music to simply enhance the scene, Morricone distilled the scene itself into music.

shocked you haven't seen the movie: absolutely the best western film ever made. This arrangement by Sarah Hicks, is sublime. The flute was an Ocarina!

The Danish national symphony orchestra is by far and away the best orchestra there is for movie music in my humble opinion! I spend many hours watching and listening to this fabulous group of multi talented performers and it never gets boring.

Once upon a time in the west, is another must see movie with epic music by Ennio Morricone. And there are more.

I find Ecstasy of gold so emotive I tear up every time! Ennio Morricone gone but certainly not forgotten!

The composer should gotten an Academy award for this in 1966 but didn’t but he finally got one for the Hateful eight

You need to check out his soundtrack for The Mission. Gabriel's Oboe is an amazing piece of work.

In the first one there was an instrument for each character , the flute for the Good, an ocarina for the Bad, and human voice for the ugly , and you can hear them in the movie accordingly the character on the screen.

My favorite spaghetti western of all time. Eli plays such a good bad guy its Hilarious. Plus Clints famous poncho look. The music during the movie really brings this movie to life. This orchestral group covered this better than anything I could have imagined!

I was lucky enough seeing the Maestro live conducting his music. It was a memorable evening.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was the final part of a trilogy of Sergio Leone films; all three were scored by Morricone. Masterpiece in film making and scoring. The Ecstasy of Gold is an iconic piece of music, you can hear it everywhere (even in Modelo beer commercials). Every time I hear it, it ends up bouncing around in my head for days. Also, can you imagine being a (I am assuming) classically trained singer then be asked to sing "wah wah" for a performance?

IMHO Ennio Morricone is the Puccini of our era. All of his sound tracks are terrific. My favorite of his melodies are the love theme from Once Upon a Time in America (Deborah's Theme) and Gabriels Oboe (the Mission) are among the most beautiful melodies of the 20th century. Vocalist Sarah Brightman convinced Morricone to allow her to set lyrics to the theme to create her own song, "Nella Fantasia" - a favorite of crossover singers with Operatic skills. The whole soundtrack from Once Upon a Time in the West is a work of art, the main theme just gorgeous.

Ecstasy of Gold! You missed the reference to the quote. "Blondie: You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."

Ennio Morricone is one of the most innovative composer of XX century. It's a pleasure to listen to his music. Thank you for react to this magnificent piece of music.😊❤

Ennio created the "sound of west". Before his work, the idea of "western film sound" was completely different. He was so talented. I reaaaally would suggest you to hear the sountrack of "The Mission", it's absolutely amazing - and also every other score by him.

Those "flutes" are ocarinas I believe. Sometimes kids in elementary school are introduced to ocarinas and recorders in 3rd and 4th grades before traditional band or orchestra instruments in 5th or 6th grade. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a must-watch.

This piece has given me chills every time I have heard it. I get goosebumps. It's so simple and sparse yet dramatic, full, and rich. The way it starts is so unique. the instrument palette is very diverse and effective. IMO it's perfect. And it's the way it is because they had no budget for the soundtrack. 🤯

All their western interpretations are just sublime. The Once Upon A Time In The West soundtrack is my favourite.

This film and this score are masterpiece, the marriage of the two is just astounding, I've probably seen this film 100+ times since I was a kid, easily, can recite the script (as most fans do) as I watch "...just know this Blondie, any man who crosses me and leaves me alive, knows nothing of Tuco"

this orchestra is absolute worldclass. they have MANY covers of movies. Tuva, aka 'the wa wa lady' does sing on plenty of them :) if i were you i would simply listen to them all. Worth it, trust me 😊

Killer soundtrack, for sure. My favorite musical trait of Ennio Morricone's film scores is how he builds those quiet crescendos with strings (violins, etc.). Example: the first few moments of the final showdown track "The Trio". The way he builds tension from the quietest moments up to the full volume ending is GREATNESS!!!

I can close my eyes and hear the music and see the movie in my head. I never tire of this movies soundtrack. Every since I was like 10 or so when I saw it at the drive in theater...I heard it and was hooked.

You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those who like these films scores and those who dig. You dig it.

Please do more Morricone!

You chose the best version available - this stunning! Lovely touch having a body hanging from the gallows. You can see the orchestra are having a blast with it

Another great song on that score is "The trio" that plays when the final 3 guys dual happens. You probably never head a solo trumpet played like this before. A perfect match for that scene.

Living in Cuba I was say 5 years old my mother worked in a theater so it means I was babysat in front of a theater and my babysitter was an influx of international movies One was of course the above movie. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I have from back then to rewatching it when I can.

LOVE this music! Absolutely amazing & unmatched, in my opinion. The 3 pieces of music from this soundtrack that are a MUST are 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly' , 'The Trio' , & 'The Ecstasy of Gold.' Glad you heard 2 of them. I really enjoyed this.

ocarina ocarina, (Italian: “little goose”, ) also called Sweet Potato, globular flute, a late 19th-century musical development of traditional Italian carnival whistles of earthenware, often bird-shaped and sounding only one or two notes.

Two even better soundtracks are the following: Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West Basil Poledouris: Conan the Barbarian

The singing in the initial piece is mean't to mimic the sound of a coyote (followed by the wah - wah - wah) and yes it is sung in the film. I warmly recommend the full Danish Sympony Orchestra's concert of Ennio Morricone themed films, from Fistful of Dollars to the Godfather.

Incredible piece and an incredible movie. This piece gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. The movie is a work of art as well. When you watch it... count the minutes ... yes minutes ... until the first word is spoken. Great reaction.

Listen to The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti... music by Morricone, sung by Joan Baez... brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

I can't even put into words just how much I enjoyed that! It made my day to be honest. I would love to see you do more movie scores. That was an absolute delight! Especially getting to see how it is done live with all the creative vocal pieces and percussions. Really fabulous stuff!

Ocarina And yes, there are voices and whistling in the actual score. As always, I enjoyed your analysis, but I'd love for you to return to this once you have seen the movie. Thanks for using this version, however! Love it!

As someone who has seen this movie many times and heard the theme many times it was awesome to actually see it preformed by an orchestra. Having seen this preformed now makes me appreciate the movie even more.

La Storia Di Un Soldato is my favorite from this soundtrack.. beautiful piece.

One of the best classical composers of the last century full-stop.

To truly appreciate this score, you have to see the movie, and how well the score fits the scenes and the movie itself. This is a great theme.

How does ones mind construct such a masterpiece unlike anything before?

good choice Doug. yes, the vocals and whistles are in the movie version. the whole "Man With No Name" trilogy is great. Fist Full Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Le più belle Colonne sonore le ha scritte Ennio Morricone. Felice di averlo visto dirigere la sua maestosa orchestra 2 volte nella mia città al LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL. La terza volta vi tornò e la scelse per tenervi l'ultimo concerto della sua lunga carriera. R.I.P. maestro Ennio Morricone. Orgoglio italiano nel mondo 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Thanks for sharing. You put it into words the way i'm thinking

I've watched this film more times than I can remember and now after watching this I need to watch it again.

5:50 The Ecstasy of Gold is so beautiful, it moves me every time. I wish they’d use that for Olympic gold medal-winning performances compilations.

Awesome ...made my hairs stand on end ❤

Hands down, my favorite movie of all time, simply the best.

A nice analysis of this greatest of themes . Not only is it my favourite score of all time , it’s also my favourite movie . Cheers !

This score is so memorable. I don't remember movie but this music is so characteristic that you cannot forget it. Metallica played second part of this score as an intro on their concerts.

. . . are you going to do a reaction video to the movie? I hope so, that would be so interesting!

People need to realize how important movie soundtracks are. They make or break a film. A great score elevates any film to another level and make it that much more enjoyable to watch. The music for the spaghetti westerns make the 3 incredible films even more incredible.

Great video 👍Love morricon fabulous composer,I think the added context of film and musical score will change your appreciation of the music.

Morricone was apparently inspired by hearing the sound of a coyote howling, which is how he got the fast five-note run at the beginning of every phrase. "The movie is a spaghetti western". Correction: the movie is the greatest spaghetti western, against which all others are measured. Well worth watching. The "flutes" at the beginning were recorder and ocarina. BTW, I saw a talk show on TV tonight which had soundtrack composer Hans Zimmer on it. He claimed that Morricone was his hero, and that no-one has ever composed film scores so beautifully.

One of the greatest composers and a brilliant performance. I have to admit though that it took me a minute to stop laughing at the sophisticated looking professional singer going WAH WAH WAH into a mic with full sincerity.

YES They did it in the movie simply amazing!

The TRIELLO is peak of cinematographe, the best scene of all time. No contest!

ENNIO MORRICONE...The best! 🖖 ....and SERGIO LEONE also

Kinda off-topic, but thank you for the new channel intro, Doug! The old version had a frequency in the "Doooooug" bit that had really grated on my ears.

Amazing music, just like the movie

Hi Doug, that dark flute sound is an ocarina.

The ENTIRE soundtrack was FANTASTIC! In high school, I played this soundtrack every night before I fell asleep.

I would say the first instrument is clearly a recorder and the second is an ocarina.

Wonderful score fantastic movies well worth watching

Definitely see the movie. It's a great film, and the score makes it even more epic. The "there are two kinds of people in this world, my friend..." is a recurring joke from the movie (e.g. "...those holding a gun, and those who dig" etc). The flute thing is an ocarina, I believe. Some kind of vessel flute anyway. And it's a pretty good reproduction of the title music, wah-wahs, whistles and all :)

Excellent Work Doug, You are a star..

Ennio, my Master, my composer, my Country. proud of him. All Italy, all italian musicians, proud of him. Thanks Doug.

3:37 Looks like an ocarina

Rumor has it that Sergio Leone used to have the soundtrack already done before he started filming, so he could fit the camera movement to the music. That's how he got that astonishing station scene in Once Upon a time in the West, and several others

This orchestra is at the top of my bucket list to see if I get back to Europe sometime.

Love Morricone,excellent movie too, other great Soundtracks : Once upon a time in the West, Chinatown,Bladerunner.

Of course seeing that movie with its music in a good size cinemais best ...

Great great movie, one of my favorites! And great song. I remember when the Hugh Montenegro version was a hit back in 1967…

One of the underrated elements in this fantastic interpretation by my countries National Symphony Orchetra of one of the best pieces from my favorite music composer, Ennio Morricone, is the percussion/drums throughout. It gives that special train-vibe-sound to the whole piece that's also very front and center of the intro to the movie itself. I think Morricone would have loved this rendition. Another great thing is that Morricone often used strange instruments, I believe it was because he didn't have the budget for all of the fancy instruments other movie composers had. And the Danish National Symphony Orchestra sought out those instruments and incorporated them into their performance. Great dedication by them and great ingenouity by Morricone!

What a good interpretation. This music can move us. How not to be inspired by such good American melodies? Even Ennio Morricone was influenced. Excellent haircut. :)

Morriccone always refused this title, but I think he was the best Western sound track composer ever. The Leone Italo Westerns would not be the same without his music. Leone's visualisation and Morriccone's music make the whole thing ingenious.

You really gotta see the movie. Sergio Leone [director] shot in silent and did all the audio, including dialogue in post.... it's pretty wild. It sounds unnatural but he emphasises sounds thru this technique, like spurs jangling, doors creaking.... whatever.

I love that you seemed sceptical at first🤗 Loved this reaction that also had some knowledge. Hugs from Sweden.

Another wonderful and evocotive piece of cinema music is the theme for the fim CONAN THE BARBARIAN. I dont think you will be disappointede.

"I've never seen The Good The Bad And The Ugly" Doug, I may have to rethink my subscription! 😂

Your question "Do they actually go wah wah and do they have whistles?" made my day :-) It's like asking Jake from The Blues Brothers if he has seen the light.

I am impressed, you recognized the guitar immediately, bravo

My brother Michael, killed Vietnam in 1968 by sniper. His favorite. We loved the West. This is a masterpiece!!! Thank you

Ecstasy Of The Gold is also amazing! But also the opening theme of Once Upon a Time in The West and try for goodness sake Gabriel’s Oboe and Anything From Once Upon A Time In America, long sentence but All of Moriconne!

Wtf. This music made my daughter nuts. Appreciate!

So glad you did a reaction to this. My favorite renditions of those iconic themes.

The scoring of "Trio" and the running around the graveyard scene "The lure of gold" are great. I think the pocket watch duel in "For a few dollars more" is also great.

What a tremendous adaptation of a truly magnificent piece. Now I have to watch my favourite movie yet again!

Hi Doug - I cannot believe you have never seen The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. This has been my favorite movie ever! I could never watch it too much. When my ex-wife and I were married and I would watch it, she would leave and go shopping or something. This is because it is totally a guys movie. The movie is an absolute masterpiece. It is a very long movie but every minute of it is dripping with intensity. My ex-wife could not appreciate the intensity of it and just saw it as boring. To me this is the movie of all movies and my second favorite, in case you haven't seen it is "One Upon a Time in the West". You need to set some time aside and watch both of these. Also, I am rarely sick, but when I am home sick and recovering on the couch. These are the movies that I am watching. Hope you get an opportunity to see both of these movies soon. Enjoy!

I was very lucky and caught his last tour in Stockholm, I went alone and it was an experience that I will treasure until I die.

Nice reaction. Yes. This is a pretty accurate recreation of the original score. Morricone is my favorite film composer and one of my favorite classical composers of all time. And I think the score for the second movie in the “trilogy”, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, is even better. And the same argument can be made for ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST.

The "Flutes," First one was a Recorder, second one was an Ocarina. They work like whistles. Bass recorder most recent modern song appearance is the the to The Mandalorian. Excellent music as well.

Morricone hearing this in his head, before writing it down, so we could hear it as well.❤

Imo Ennio Morricone is one of the greatest film music composer of all times. And yes, he actually used voices in the original score. He did it in many of his compositions, especially for westerns. You should check out "Once upon a time in the West". It not only has the iconic harmonica part but also some great other themes and haunting melodies.

Oh, and the patreon who did the "there are two kinds of people in this world" comment was actually citing the movie itself, where that sentence is repeatedly said by "the Ugly" and "The Good" in different circumstances and with different outcomes: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irGmnpeGrKuzhZs.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pp-jm9N5ps6cpZc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKuGhdto1rCwd6M.html

My favorite movie of all time with my favorite character of all time Tuco. "There are two types of Spurs my friend. Ones that come in by the door and ones that come in through the window."

Not sure if anyone already said it, but the "flute" you don't know what kind they are are in fact not flutes, but it's an Ocarina, that's a typically italian instrument made of fired clay. Edit: Also, fun fact: Metallica (the world famous metal band) are such huge fans of Morricone and this score that they open all their concerts with Ecstasy of Gold.

Doug probably got answered it a thousand times, but yes, this is extremely accurate performance to the original soundtrack. And I wonder if he ever noticed the hanged person. The dollar trilogy is one of my favourite movie series that I almost never watch. They are a prime example of how you don't need to have constant action, you can give the viewer time to think and let moods sink in.