Sure, there is a new album out there right now celebrating the work of legendary film composer Ennio Morricone with artists ranging from Celine Dion to Metallica, but for a more daring tribute you might want to take a look at John Zorn's The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone. According to Zorn, The Big Gundown was an album that even Zorn thought was a bit pointless, since who could improve on Morricone? Despite his early reservations, the project was funded and gave Zorn a chance to get back into the studio. And the results even impressed Morricone. I am mentioning all this because it's the day of the Oscars, and Morricone is receiving an Honorary Academy Award. Of course, for the ultimate Morricone experience, you can't go wrong with a piece by the man himself. Without hesitation, my suggestion would be for Morricone's work on Sergio Leone's classic spaghetti Western, Once Upon A Time In The West. It still ranks as one of my favorite soudtracks of all time.
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I accidently deleated a comment left for this post. Sorry about that. The comment was another Morricone listening suggestion, Per un pugno di dollari (A Fistful of Dollars).
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