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One of the funnest revelations I came across while investigating the works of maestro Morricone is the discovery of his Giallo scores! Stendhal Syndrome really grabbed me, then I went and started a youtube/google endeavor to hear more.
Can anyone tell me their favorites from this side of Morricone's art, and maybe your favorite recordings of such?
I should mention, I do think the Hateful Eight score sounds much more like a horror score than anything else.
Many, many thanks to all who have helped over the months. I haven't had a single bad recommendation, FSM ROCKS!
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I have to admit that I just can't get into Morricone's Giallo scores. I've tried for many years to approach them with an open mind, but they don't do anything for me and I can't listen to a single score in its entirety.
By the way, WagnerAlmighty, have you had a chance to listen to 'My Name is Nobody'? I'm keen to hear your impressions of Morricone's take on Wagner.
I definitely will check it out, thank you!
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Jan 29, 2018 - 3:13 PM
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OnyaBirri
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Can anyone tell me their favorites from this side of Morricone's art, and maybe your favorite recordings of such?
Morricone is my favorite film composer and I have more by him than any other single composer. I especially love his late-'60s to mid-'70s period for the mix of giallos, westerns, mafia films, counterculture exploitation films, etc. The giallos are among my favorites.
Many of the giallos feature, in addition to the scary dissonant music, a couple of fake-rock tracks, usually with freakout trumpet, and a nice bossa or melancholy ballad.
Where to start? Probably the trilogy he did with Argento: Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, and Cat o' Nine Tails. There was a sampler CD on DRG with selections from all three, but it is going for a lot of money now. It may be cheaper to buy these individually.
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Here are most of my favorite albums of Morricone film music.
Some of these titles are not from horror/giallo flicks, per se, but their soundtracks contain atonal passages/dissonance very much in Morricone's giallo mold:
Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero, La (Black Belly Of The Tarantula)
Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna, Una (A Lizard In A Woman's Skin)
Addio Fratello Crudele ('Tis Pity She's A Whore)
The Stendhal Syndrome
Giustiziere, Il (The Human Factor)
Uccello Dalle Piume Di Cristallo, L' (The Bird With The Crystal Plumage)
Poliziotto Della Brigata Criminale, Il (Fear Over The City)
Giornata Nera Per L'Ariete (The Fifth Cord)
Macchie Solari (Autopsy)
Mose' (Moses The Lawgiver)
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura (Cold Eyes Of Fear)
Tranquillo Posto Di Campagna, Un (A Quiet Place In The Country)
Wolf
The Thing
The Island
Corta Notte Delle Bambole Di Vetro, La (Short Night Of Glass Dolls)
Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene, Le (Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion)
Barbablu (Bluebeard)
Fraulein Doktor
Chi L'Ha Vista Morire? (Who Saw Her Die?)
Gatto A Nove Code, Il (Cat O' Nine Tails)
Pugni In Tasca, I (Fists In The Pocket)
I'm glad, WagnerAlmighty, that you are getting into Italian soundtracks.
Besides Morricone, there are plenty of other Italian composers whose music may also appeal.
I'll offer you tons more of non-Morricone album suggestions ... after you rob a bank and have enough leisure money to spend around $5,000 on Italian soundtracks. 
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It is far from being my favourite Morricone melody!
Like that tune or not, I thought it was important to point out the juxtaposition of styles in many of the early Morricone-scored giallos.
I also thought it was important for the OP to hear from someone who views the giallos as central to Morricone's vast catalog.
That's exactly what I wanted, but everyone's opinions and input are very welcome.
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