Gold Edition

When I was a kid some of the first movies I saw were Clint Eastwood films. All the Sergio Leone films. The music by Morricone was like a character itself. When I was older I saw Once Upon A Time in America. I saw the longer four-hour version in a theater. The movie was so long that there was an intermission. I remember this being like the first arty film I had ever seen. Again Morricone was involved. His music is unique and expression. His work on soundtracks over the years has influenced everyone. It has been influential in pop music too. He might have been an avant-garde composer if he had come at the beginning of the century. But luckily for him, film was the modern idiom. He gave the screen ambiance and style. This collection is amazing. Most soundtrack recordings are difficult to listen to in their entirety. This is a well-crafted edited collection that brings his best work together.