Silva Screen Records release a digital album of music from the films of legendary directors Quentin Tarantino and Sergio Leone. The timeless Spaghetti Westerns soundtracks by Ennio Morricone, Luis Bacalov, and Riz Ortolani depict the iconic landscape of music, sounds and themes that defined an era. Each piece has been lovingly recrafted by London Music Works, who remain as faithful to the originals as possible...

Spaghetti Westerns have their own distinct formulaic scores. Even if you don't know the movie they're taken from... just a few notes of the theme and you instantly know the genre. Yet, despite this, each piece is very different. Themes from Spaghetti Westerns aren't everyone's first choice when it comes to picking a film score genre, but they're upbeat, have tunes you can whistle and perfectly capture the overall feel of this niche movie scene.

Arguably the master is Ennio Morricone, so it's no surprise to discover that his work provides the backbone for the entire album, but there are more modern outings to. I'm not really sure how much of a market there is for this genre, but if you're a fan then this is an interesting collection which is, as ever, wonderfully realised by London Music Works.

Track list:

01. El Gringo - Alessandro Alessandroni
02. Django (From "Django") - Luis Bacalov
03. Main Titles (From "Two Mules For Sister Sara") - Ennio Morricone
04. Main Theme (From "Death Rides a Horse") - Ennio Morricone
05. L'Arena (From "The Mercenary") - Ennio Morricone
06. A Silhouette Of Doom (From "Navajo Joe") - Ennio Morricone
07. Main Titles (From "Navajo Joe") - Ennio Morricone
08. Parte Prima (From "The Grand Duel") - Luis Bacalov
09. Main Titles (From "They Call Me Trinity") - Franco Micalizzi
10. Day of Anger (From "Day of Anger") - Riz Ortolani
11. Main Titles (From "His Name Was King") - Luis Bacalov
12. Opening Credits (From "Run Man Run") - Ennio Morricone
13. Main Titles (From "A Fistful of Dollars") - Ennio Morricone
14. Main Theme (From "A Fistful of Dollars") - Ennio Morricone
15. Almost Dead (From "A Fistful of Dollars") - Ennio Morricone
16. Main Theme (From "For a Few Dollars More") - Ennio Morricone
17. Sixty Seconds To What? (From "For a Few Dollars More") - Ennio Morricone
18. Main Theme (From "The Good the Bad and the Ugly") - Ennio Morricone
19. Il Tramonto (From "The Good the Bad and the Ugly") - Ennio Morricone
20. The Ecstasy of Gold (From "The Good the Bad and the Ugly") - Ennio Morricone
21. Trio (From "The Good the Bad and the Ugly") - Ennio Morricone
22. Main Title (From "My Name is Nobody") - Ennio Morricone
23. My Fault? (From "My Name is Nobody") - Ennio Morricone
24. Main Theme (From "Duck You Sucker!") - Ennio Morricone
25. Dopo l'esplosione (From "Duck You Sucker!") - Ennio Morricone
26. Farewell Cheyenne (From "Once Upon a Time in the West") - Ennio Morricone
27. Man With a Harmonica (From "Once Upon a Time in the West") - Ennio Morricone
28. Main Theme (From Once Upon a Time in the West") - Ennio Morricone

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Darren Rea