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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.
In Morricone's film scores of the original Spaghetti Westerns directed by Sergio Leone, her dramatic voice was deployed as an instrument for the first time and to revolutionary effect, [3] such as in A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (in particular for "The Ecstasy of Gold" track) and Once Upon a Time in the West.
Susanna Rigacci was born in 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden, the daughter of composer and conductor M.° Bruno Rigacci. [2] She is a graduate of the Florence Conservatory and attended successfully a post graduate experience with Iris Adami Corradetti. [1]
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 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 ]
"The Ecstasy of Gold" has also been used ceremoniously by the Los Angeles Football Club to open home games. [69] XM Satellite Radio's The Opie & Anthony Show also opens every show with "The Ecstasy of Gold". Punk rock band the Ramones played the main theme as the opening for their live album Loco Live as well as in concerts until their ...
Once Upon a Time in the West: The Original Soundtrack Recording is a soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, from the 1968 western film of the same name directed by Sergio Leone, released in 1972. The film score sold about 10 million copies worldwide.
Whodini is an American hip hop group that was formed in 1982. [1] The Brooklyn, New York–based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, a.k.a. Ecstasy (who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark; June 7, 1964 – December 23, 2020 [2]); and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, a.k.a. Grandmaster Dee.