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"The Ecstasy of Gold" (Italian: "L'estasi dell'oro") is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the 1966 Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It is played while Tuco ( Eli Wallach ) is frantically searching a cemetery for the grave that holds $200,000 in gold coins.
The film's famous climax, a three-way Mexican standoff, begins with the melody of "The Ecstasy of Gold" and is followed by "The Trio". The main theme was a hit in 1968. The soundtrack album was on the charts for more than a year, [2] reaching No. 4 on the Billboard pop album chart and No. 10 on the black album chart. [4]
While punk rock band The Ramones used "The Ecstasy of Gold" as a closing theme during their live performances, Metallica uses "The Ecstasy of Gold" as the introductory music for its concerts since 1983. [57] [58] This composition is also included on Metallica's live symphonic album S&M as well as the live album Live Shit: Binge & Purge.
"The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone, Metallica's entrance music, was played live by the orchestra. "No Leaf Clover" has since been performed by Metallica in concert, using a recording of the orchestral prelude.
The theme music for Jill McBain, Claudia Cardinale's character, has wordless vocals by Italian singer Edda Dell'Orso. It was Leone's desire to have the music available and played during filming. Leone had Morricone compose the score before shooting started and would play the music in the background for the actors on set.
"The Ecstasy of Gold" 2009: We All Love Ennio Morricone: Coolio "Change (vs. Ennio Morricone)" 2008: From the Bottom 2 the Top: contains sample from The Ecstasy of Gold Costa Cordalis "Die Liebe bist du" 1972 "Costa Cordalis - Die großen Erfolge" contains music from Once Upon a Time in the West Thievery Corporation "Il Grande silenzio" 2001 ...
Metallica recorded a guitar-based interpretation of Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold" for a tribute album titled We All Love Ennio Morricone, which was released in February 2007. The track received a Grammy nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards for the category "Best Rock Instrumental Performance". [80]
Ennio: The Maestro (Italian: Ennio), also known as The Glance of Music, [3] is a 2021 documentary film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, celebrating the life and legacy of the Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who died on 6 July 2020. The film consists of interviews with directors, screenwriters, musicians, songwriters, critics and collaborators ...