Soundtrack to the immensely popular 1965 Sergio Leone western movie starring Clint Eastwood. 12 brilliantly orchestrated pieces which evoke the lonesomeness, tension & violence present in the film.
Soundtrack to the immensely popular 1965 Sergio Leone western movie starring Clint Eastwood. 12 brilliantly orchestrated pieces which evoke the lonesomeness, tension & violence present in the film.
"First the good news. This is the real deal -- the great music I first heard as I sat waiting in a little theatre lobby for the next showing of FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE in 1966. It is NOT one of the imitations of the film soundtrack by somebody-or-other and his orchestra which appeared on the market after the movie became a hit.
Now the bad news. There's less than 17 minutes of music on the CD, and actually just 13 if we exclude the two tracks of drum rolls and trumpet blasts Morricone wrote merely to add drama to something happening on the screen. I could hardly believe the lovely, elegaic "Goodbye, Colonel" is only 1:42 long."
Great movies! Great Soundtracks!
bbfulton3 | Washington, DC USA | 01/26/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Both movies, "A Fistful of Dollars" and "For a Few Dollars More" are represented on this CD. There isn't a movie "A Handful of Dollars" much less one with a soundtrack on this compilation. The discrepancy is that the music is in the wrong order. The music from "Few" comes before the music from "Fistful" which is not what you would expect given the title of the CD and the release dates of the movies. What you would expect is great, dramatic music and you get that here. Get the CD. And get the movies as well as the third part of the trilogy, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." You won't regret the purchase."
Brilliant Morricone Masterpiece
Dexter M. Easton | Great Britain | 01/06/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Many people think that the soundtrack to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is Morricone's definative work, as they should. It is a classic and so tends to overshadow the rest of his scores. However, the soundtrack to For a Few Dollars More is by no means a throw together piece, as everybody who has watched the movie knows. It fluctuates and flows, moves and shakes, keeps the listener enthralled to the very edges of their being. Ever driven to the sound of Manko riding his horse? Ever shot apples off a tree with a classic six shooter? Ever uttered the phrase "No old man, thought I was having trouble with my counting, but it's alright now" after you've just piled all of the men you've just killed into the back of a wagon? If you have, you probably should have your own soundtrack, but if you haven't, buy this cd right now."
"For a Few Dollars More" is still available for much less
Ranger Reid | Pittsburgh, PA | 07/02/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album and it's Italian titled version, "Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu" are both out of print and music vendors are charging $45 dollars and up for what are essentially six tracks from the original movie soundtrack of "For a Few Dollars More". The good news for Morricone fans is that these same six tracks are included on the 1990 issued CD entitled "The Legendary Italian Westerns: The Film Composers' Series, Vol. 2" (Ennio Morricone). This album is an exceptional bargain and the recording is superb. This CD is available new for under $10 and you can find used copies for under $6. This album also contains most of the "A Fistful of Dollars" soundtrack plus several selections from other Ennio Morricone western film scores. I've come to appreciate all of the 31 tracks on this disc and often play it in its entirety. This disc led me to purchase four other Morricone soundtracks all of which are wonderful. Save yourself some dollars and pick up "The Legendary Italian Westerns" before it's too late. You won't be disappointed. It's a must for Morricone fans."
Careful, this in not the (full) Disc described
M. G. Middleditch | New Zealand | 04/28/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"As this disc was produced in 2004 the reviews prior to that date do not match what is on offer here. The reviewer from 2004 gives the best analysis of the disc. It's only 16 -17 mins long and has none of the "Fistful of Dollars" tracks listed. The disc compiled in 2004 is just the soundtrack from the original film. It matches to track 6 then has POKER D'ASSI and CARILLON as tracks 7 & 8.
That said, it is ENNIO MORRICONE'S original work for the film. If you're new to the genre I suggest other compilations. At 16 mins this is more for the real fan."
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
