Morricone Tribute: Whispers Across the Wasteland

[markkuja]

Nice track. Pleasant to listen to well done tribute.

[ChameleonMusic]

I never heard of Ennio Morricone but damn, was that good. I don't normally listen to 9 minute long tracks but that flew by. I never knew where it was going to go next. Forgive me if I don't critique this in detail (because there is no way I can) but that was awesome. This should be like material for study in a music composition and arrangement class. In a way, reminds me of when I first heard "Rite Of Spring" because I didn't know where that was going either.

Two thumbs up!

Yay, 'two thumbs up' ....had two 'unicorns' recently as well!

Thank you very much for the kind words.

Here's a bit of Morricone (there's a lot more to his work than Spaghetti Western music, but it is what he's most well-known for):

[wagtunes]

I never heard of Ennio Morricone but damn, was that good. I don't normally listen to 9 minute long tracks but that flew by. I never knew where it was going to go next. Forgive me if I don't critique this in detail (because there is no way I can) but that was awesome. This should be like material for study in a music composition and arrangement class. In a way, reminds me of when I first heard "Rite Of Spring" because I didn't know where that was going either.

Two thumbs up!

Yay, 'two thumbs up' ....had two 'unicorns' recently as well!

Thank you very much for the kind words.

Here's a bit of Morricone (there's a lot more to his work than Spaghetti Western music, but it is what he's most well-known for):

That was brilliant. I've seen my share of Eastwood movies but I had no idea who did the music for those things. Wow.

[] Peter:H []

Only a few days ago I have watched "Once Upon a Time in the West".
It's the pictures of Sergie Leone in combination with Morricones music that makes it art ... I always get these goose bumps feeling when the pictures and the music slowly culminate into the show down scene. It's slow, so slow for todays fat passed movies, but I really like it, it build suspense ... your parts list remembered me of this musical clock show down scene of one of he other movies ... I actually kind of "stole" th misical clock theme for one OSC myself ... https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/prev ... you#t=1:50 (listen from here, when the musical clock fades in). Seems I had had a fair share of Morricone before I did this tack

Anyway - Great work. It's a fine crafted tribute and I can tell that there's many elements there! Well done!

[ChameleonMusic]

Nice track. Pleasant to listen to well done tribute.

Thanks for having a listen and taking the time to comment...always appreciated!

[ariston]

Just gave this a listen, been meaning to for quite a while, but never got around to it.

I'm a huge Morricone fan, to my mind, he's one of the great composers of the 20th century. An almost limitless musical imagination, and he bridges the gap between listenable and avant-garde so effortlessly.

Your tribute does him justice, I think you captured the essence of his western scores while avoiding outright plagiarism. Not easy to do!

I especially enjoyed the opening section, the "deadly game of hide and seek" had a wonderful tension (and release!), and the finale definitely had the Morricone grandeur.

Thanks for sharing, enjoyed it a lot. Mind-movie-music, very much so.

[ChameleonMusic]

Just gave this a listen, been meaning to for quite a while, but never got around to it.

I'm a huge Morricone fan, to my mind, he's one of the great composers of the 20th century. An almost limitless musical imagination, and he bridges the gap between listenable and avant-garde so effortlessly.

Your tribute does him justice, I think you captured the essence of his western scores while avoiding outright plagiarism. Not easy to do!

I especially enjoyed the opening section, the "deadly game of hide and seek" had a wonderful tension (and release!), and the finale definitely had the Morricone grandeur.

Thanks for sharing, enjoyed it a lot. Mind-movie-music, very much so.

From a fellow EM aficionado, that means a lot - thank you!

I'm seriously amazed at how many people on here and other forums had never heard of him at all..wasn't expecting that!

Your tribute does him justice, I think you captured the essence of his western scores while avoiding outright plagiarism. Not easy to do!

Cheers - that's 100% the crux of projects like this..always a delicate balance to put it mildly!

[ChameleonMusic]

Only a few days ago I have watched "Once Upon a Time in the West".
It's the pictures of Sergie Leone in combination with Morricones music that makes it art ... I always get these goose bumps feeling when the pictures and the music slowly culminate into the show down scene. It's slow, so slow for todays fat passed movies, but I really like it, it build suspense ... your parts list remembered me of this musical clock show down scene of one of he other movies ... I actually kind of "stole" th misical clock theme for one OSC myself ... https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/prev ... you#t=1:50 (listen from here, when the musical clock fades in). Seems I had had a fair share of Morricone before I did this tack

Anyway - Great work. It's a fine crafted tribute and I can tell that there's many elements there! Well done!

Thank you very much Peter...

Yeah, I heard the music box in your very industrial track!

[ChameleonMusic]

Only a few days ago I have watched "Once Upon a Time in the West".
It's the pictures of Sergie Leone in combination with Morricones music that makes it art ... I always get these goose bumps feeling when the pictures and the music slowly culminate into the show down scene. It's slow, so slow for todays fat passed movies, but I really like it, it build suspense ... your parts list remembered me of this musical clock show down scene of one of he other movies ... I actually kind of "stole" th misical clock theme for one OSC myself ... https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/prev ... you#t=1:50 (listen from here, when the musical clock fades in). Seems I had had a fair share of Morricone before I did this tack

Anyway - Great work. It's a fine crafted tribute and I can tell that there's many elements there! Well done!

Thank you very much Peter...

Yeah, I heard the music box in your very industrial track... A lot heavier than your recent VITAL pieces.

[guitarmiester]

I've never been a big fan of Western movies although the soundtracks usually appealed to me. They're also fun to listen to while driving through a snow storm, especially when a drive that would normally take 45 minutes to an hour ends up clocking in at 4 hours. Western music brings that hope, determination and lols to what could have been a dreadful event. Sorry for the random rant there and onto the music...

Your compositions are always top notch. There's nothing quite like music that tells a story. Great job and, as always, looking forward to what you come up with next.

[ChameleonMusic]

I've never been a big fan of Western movies although the soundtracks usually appealed to me. They're also fun to listen to while driving through a snow storm, especially when a drive that would normally take 45 minutes to an hour ends up clocking in at 4 hours. Western music brings that hope, determination and lols to what could have been a dreadful event. Sorry for the random rant there and onto the music...

Your compositions are always top notch. There's nothing quite like music that tells a story. Great job and, as always, looking forward to what you come up with next.

Many thanks for the feedback...ha, no pressure on my next piece then!

Glad it helped with the snow storm!!!