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.
CD Reviews
Only A Few Dollars More
Greg & Diana Hamilton | Baltimore, MD | 04/11/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Note, the title on the CD is misleading: this CD does *not* also have the music to "A Fistful of Dollars."At ~28 min, this CD is short but perfectly to the point. All the themes from the movie appear to present, and are exactly as heard in the film. If you love the music from this film, this CD will not disappoint.This soundtrack is a remarkable example of how the music composed for a film can be as integral a part of the creative whole as the directing or writing. It's impossible to think about this movie without the music running through your head!"
Yes, but is that all?
K. Baddley | Salt Lake City | 08/21/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"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."
"I just wanted to add to the review above (or below for that matter) that the CD does contain the music of "handful", evn though it is 28 mins.Just look at the titles; track 7 is "per un..." meaning "for a handful of dollars".Tracks 7 to 12 are from that movie.You may even want to check out "handful" here in Amazon...its tracks have the same names ...if only they had added "square dance" in this compilation of the movies...there sure was room for it!"
"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."
Track Listings (8) - Disc #1