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07.07.20

Ennio Morricone – Mixed by James Balmont

Soundtrack Classical

Yesterday, Ennio Morricone died aged 91. Having scored over 500 films, worked with celebrated directors and orchestrated many iconic meetings of picture and sound, he was practically peerless. In observance of his legacy, musician and writer James Balmont compiles a short selection of Morricone’s catalogue for this mix.

“By mixing classic themes and well-known motifs with obscure moments of magic (check out the psychedelic ’60s number from Diabolik) I’ve attempted to paint as broad a picture as possible of Ennio Morricone,” Balmont said of the mix.

“As a kid, I was spellbound by Morricone’s scores to Sergio Leone’s epic spaghetti westerns (A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West) and it was these works that opened the door for me to a whole world of cinematic music.”


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Watch Chimes (Carillon) – For A Few Dollars More (Sergio Leone, 1965)
Chi Mai – Le Professionel (Georges Lautner, 1981)
Giu La Testa – A Fistful of Dynamite (Sergio Leone, 1971)
Harvest – Days of Heaven (Terence Malick, 1978)
Ad Ogni Costo – Grand Slam (Giuliano Montaldo, 1967)
Money – Money (Steven Hilliard Stern, 1991)
Il Diavolo Nel Cervello – Il Diavolo Nel Cervello (Sergio Sollima, 1972)
The Strength of the Righteous – The Untouchables (Brian de Palma, 1987)
In un Bar – Revolver (Sergio Sollima, 1973)
Un Amico – Revolver (Sergio Sollima, 1973)
Cockeye’s Song – Once Upon A Time In America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
Piume di Cristallo – Piume di Cristallo (Dario Argento, 1970)
Main Theme – The Thing (John Carpenter, 1980)
L’ultima diligenza di Red Rock – The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)
L’Arena – Il Mercenario (Sergio Corbucci, 1968)
Gabriel’s Oboe – The Mission (Roland Joffe, 1986
Cinema Paradiso – Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore 1988)
Theme – The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966)
Magic and Ecstasy – Exorcist II: The Heretic (John Boorman, 1977)
The Sicilian Clan – Le clan des Siciliens (Henri Verneuil, 1969)
Giorno Di Notte – Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna (Lucio Fulci, 1971)
Valmont’s Nightclub – Diabolik (Mario Bava, 1968)
L’uomo dell’armonica – Once Upon a Time In The West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
Per un Pugno di Dollari – A Fistful of Dollars (Sergio Leone, 1964)
L’estasi Dell’oro – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966)

Ennio Morricone – Mixed by James Balmont

Ennio Morricone – Mixed by James Balmont

Yesterday, Ennio Morricone died aged 91. Having scored over 500 films, worked with celebrated directors and orchestrated many iconic meetings of picture and sound, he was practically peerless. In observance of his legacy, musician and writer James Balmont compiles a short selection of Morricone’s catalogue for this mix.

“By mixing classic themes and well-known motifs with obscure moments of magic (check out the psychedelic ’60s number from Diabolik) I’ve attempted to paint as broad a picture as possible of Ennio Morricone,” Balmont said of the mix.

“As a kid, I was spellbound by Morricone’s scores to Sergio Leone’s epic spaghetti westerns (A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West) and it was these works that opened the door for me to a whole world of cinematic music.”

See Tracklist
Watch Chimes (Carillon) – For A Few Dollars More (Sergio Leone, 1965)
Chi Mai – Le Professionel (Georges Lautner, 1981)
Giu La Testa – A Fistful of Dynamite (Sergio Leone, 1971)
Harvest – Days of Heaven (Terence Malick, 1978)
Ad Ogni Costo – Grand Slam (Giuliano Montaldo, 1967)
Money – Money (Steven Hilliard Stern, 1991)
Il Diavolo Nel Cervello – Il Diavolo Nel Cervello (Sergio Sollima, 1972)
The Strength of the Righteous – The Untouchables (Brian de Palma, 1987)
In un Bar – Revolver (Sergio Sollima, 1973)
Un Amico – Revolver (Sergio Sollima, 1973)
Cockeye’s Song – Once Upon A Time In America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
Piume di Cristallo – Piume di Cristallo (Dario Argento, 1970)
Main Theme – The Thing (John Carpenter, 1980)
L’ultima diligenza di Red Rock – The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)
L’Arena – Il Mercenario (Sergio Corbucci, 1968)
Gabriel’s Oboe – The Mission (Roland Joffe, 1986
Cinema Paradiso – Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore 1988)
Theme – The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966)
Magic and Ecstasy – Exorcist II: The Heretic (John Boorman, 1977)
The Sicilian Clan – Le clan des Siciliens (Henri Verneuil, 1969)
Giorno Di Notte – Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna (Lucio Fulci, 1971)
Valmont’s Nightclub – Diabolik (Mario Bava, 1968)
L’uomo dell’armonica – Once Upon a Time In The West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
Per un Pugno di Dollari – A Fistful of Dollars (Sergio Leone, 1964)
L’estasi Dell’oro – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966)
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