Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post.
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This morning, I found myself listening to "The Morricone Duel". This was a concert put on by The Danish National Symphony Orchestra where they played a selection of Western movie themes and Gangster movie themes. An odd combination perhaps, but the music does go together in a strange way.
I thought I'd share three picks from this concert with you. It's hard to pick just three, because the entire concert is amazing, but I thought I'd try!
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
An amazing playing of two great pieces. They are pretty much spot on, exactly as we all know them, but played just about as well as they have ever been. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra is a hell of a band, and they really show their skill here.
Once Upon a Time in America
It's hard to skip "The Godfather" as the gangster movie music of choice, but that is even more iconic than my previous pick here, so I'm going with this less known one. These are both underrated songs in a great movie, and again played really well.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Back to the Western. Again, not too much interpretation here—it is played pretty much exactly as you remember from the film. But it is played better than you have ever heard it before. Every note is spot on. This is an amazing performance.
If you liked those, you can search out more from the concert on youtube, but they have made a few unavailable, no doubt to try to get people to buy the album. It worked for me at least—I bought it and think it is very much worth the money. If you'd like to go that route, search "The Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Morricone Duel" on Amazon. They have it on CD, DVD, or just MP3s. A good purchase!
| David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. He blogs here and at laspina.org. Write him on Twitter or Mastodon. |
